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Definition of "overengineered" [overengineered]

  • Simple past tense and past participle of overengineer. (verb)

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Use "overengineered" in a sentence
  • "Clearly, the clinic was "overengineered," as Jase might say, for the trivial work we did on a daily basis."
  • "“It was advertised to last 50 years, and overengineered so it might last 100,” he said."
  • "As a point of comparison, NASA's 2nd Generation RLV was (justifiably) criticized as overengineered, oversized, and overly expensive."