Meaning

To specify in excessive detail..

Definitions by Sense

1. To specify in excessive detail.
2. To specify excessive capability.
3. To provide redundant or inconsistent information.

Example Sentences

The customer overspecified the requirements and now we're contractually required to build it this way. Does he think he's an engineer?

Manufacturers of sponge-rubber products have noted a tendency for designers and other users to overspecify.

First, the study group discovered a tendency in the current system to overspecify a billet. For example, to write a billet for a laboratory technician, one could specify rate and rating, as an HM1, one could specify E-6 and NEC-8506, or one could specify both. Obviously, this sort of procedure creates distribution problems which could compound.

As usual the customer overspecified the requirements, it's like asking for a car that seats 20 and fits in a compact car's parking space.

Design your mobile water supply apparatus around the chassis that you intend to use. Don’t overspecify or underspecify the unit.

An overspecified truth table contains at least one decision that will never be executed because it is already specified in a previous decision...

A noun phrase is overspecified when it is used in a context where a pronoun would have been unambiguous.

Word Forms

• overspecifies
• overspecifying
• overspecified

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When Should You Use Overspecify?

Use overspecify when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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