Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overdesigned

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: overde-signed
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having undergone excessive design, leading to complicatedness or an unnecessary degree of capability and durability.

Example Sentences

"This is the most overdesigned version yet. It can survive a 100-foot fall and can pick up satellite radio; which is kind of overkill for a disposable razor."
"The book is unquestionably fashionable: the hot pink cover, littered with bell hooksian typography, opens to reveal overdesigned pages full of the trendiest graphics […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English designed English overdesigned From over- + designed.

Inflected Forms

more overdesigned (comparative) most overdesigned (superlative)

Questions

What does overdesigned mean?: Having undergone excessive design, leading to complicatedness or an unnecessary degree of capability and durability.
Where does overdesigned come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English designed English overdesigned From over- + designed.

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