English Explanatory Dictionary

overengineered

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of overengineer
adj
  1. Made more complicated than necessary, often intentionally; as, especially
  2. Made more complicated than necessary, often intentionally; as, especially:
  3. Designed for greater strength or other greater capability than is reasonably warranted by the principal purpose of the object, in anticipation of heavier duty or longer duty cycles than the standard use cases would predict.

Word forms

overengineered more overengineered most overengineered

Related words

built like a brick shithouse overbuilt Rube Goldberg Heath Robinson
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