overstructured
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of overstructured
First recorded in 1965–70; over- + structured
Example Sentences
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According to an Army document, the service is “significantly overstructured” and there aren’t enough soldiers to fill existing units.
From Seattle Times
Given their overstructured and underfunded condition, what can the states do to square their budgets and better address the pandemic’s havoc?
From The Guardian
The musical holds up rock as a utopian alternative to the overstructured, hypercompetitive world of private education.
From Los Angeles Times
The days of too much control, overstructured hours and too many "punish mechanisms" -- difficult children forced to take naps -- are going.
From Time Magazine Archive
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