overdetermined

[ oh-ver-di-tur-mind ]

adjective

1. excessively or unduly determined. determined.

Word History and Origins

Origin of overdetermined¹

First recorded in 1915–20; over- + determined

Example Sentences

Selig and Major League Baseball seem to be after an overdetermined, semivindictive, specific-unto-bespoke type of justice here.

From The Daily Beast

Yet this overdetermined combination, with its delicious and delicate execution, helps defang both symbols and make them ludicrous.

From The Daily Beast