Overengineer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Overengineer is a verb meaning (transitive) To render something more complicated than necessary; often implying that the complexity was added intentionally.
Meaning
(transitive) To render something more complicated than necessary; often implying that the complexity was added intentionally.
Example Sentences
Fortunately, the Victorians over-engineered their structures, as they didn't have the advantages we have now of a modern understanding of structural dynamics.
While PlayStation 3 surpasses both Wii and Xbox 360 in performance and graphics, the critics say it suffers from the same problem as many other Sony products: it is overengineered, scaring away average shoppers.
Word Forms
- overengineers
- overengineering
- overengineered
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overdesign, overoptimize, overbuild, overorchestrate, overstructure, overexplain.
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