overdeveloped
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- adjective
- /ˌoʊvərdɪˈvɛlɪpt/
- Specialized
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sobredimensionado
- Our overdeveloped, grotesque insight reward seeking is likely maladaptive and is probably not even doing our individual selves any good.
- overdeveloped muscles
- overdeveloped sense
I guess I've just got quite a strong sense of right and wrong, perhaps an overdeveloped conscience.
- I guess I've just got quite a strong sense of right and wrong, perhaps an overdeveloped conscience.
- But, and I think that's probably what made me different, that I had a very, some would say overdeveloped sense of what was right and what was wrong.
- Well, because would you believe that abdominals can get to be too much overdeveloped?
Examples
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According to the protagonist, an overdeveloped, overrefined consciousness is the characteristic affliction of modern man.
Academic text (1995) -
It's perfect for advanced writers with overdeveloped critical faculties, looking to fall back in love with the creative side of things.
Blog text (30) -
I guess I've just got quite a strong sense of right and wrong, perhaps an overdeveloped conscience.
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But, and I think that's probably what made me different, that I had a very, some would say overdeveloped sense of what was right and what was wrong.
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The once vibrant garden now looks like an overdeveloped jungle, with plants fighting for space and sunlight.
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Many urban areas have become overdeveloped, leading to a lack of green spaces and wildlife habitats.
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His overdeveloped competitive nature made it difficult for him to enjoy casual games with friends.
Synonyms
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Having more strength, size, or features than it needs for its use
Antonyms
How Developed
Surface Forms
Morphology
overdeveloped = overdevelop (transparent) = over + develop + ed
Formed by the productive prefix 'over-' + 'develop' with the regular adjectival/perfect participle '-ed', so the meaning 'developed too much' is directly derivable.
Etymology
Overdeveloped joins over- meaning 'too much' and develop meaning 'to grow' or 'unfold', so a helpful way to remember it is to think of something that has 'grown' too much. So, when we call a person, place, or idea overdeveloped, we mean it has been pushed or changed beyond what looks natural or good.