1. worked too hard; exhausted from excessive labor or effort
Usage: often used to describe a person who has been given too much work
2. made with excessive effort or detail; appearing forced or strained
Usage: used to describe writing, art, or speech that seems overwrought

Examples

• The overlabored employees finally received a day off after weeks of long shifts.
• Her overlabored breathing suggested she had climbed the stairs too quickly.
• The speech felt overlabored, with every joke explained in painful detail.
• The overlabored prose in the essay made it difficult to follow the main argument.
• He looked overlabored and worn out by the end of the project.
• The overlabored metaphors in the poem detracted from its emotional impact.