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/ɹuːbɡəʊldˈbəːɡɪən/ · adjective
(Canada, US) Achieving a simple objective by absurdly complicated means; overcomplicated, elaborate and impractical..
The machinery of government is often rubegoldbergian, with complex arrangements of devolution and special status and power-sharing and affirmative action, and the contraption is held together by a few national symbols such as a rugby team.
Use rube goldbergian when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Rube goldbergian means (Canada, US) Achieving a simple objective by absurdly complicated means; overcomplicated, elaborate and impractical..
Common synonyms include Goldbergian, Heath Robinsonesque.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The machinery of government is often rubegoldbergian, with complex arrangements of devolution and special status and power-sharing and affirmative action, and the contraption is held together by a few national symbols such as a rugby team.
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