overdetermined
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of overdetermined
First recorded in 1915–20; over- + determined
Example Sentences
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When I first encountered this quote in a posting on X, I found it so overdetermined that I thought it must be apocryphal.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024
But as the Framers could have warned you, a nation that was dreamed up chiefly by lawyers was almost overdetermined to be run into the ground by them one day.
From Slate • Oct. 27, 2023
If “Surrounded” had carried through its overdetermined premise more assuredly, she’d have made a compelling hero/heroine here.
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2023
Some of his actions and views strain credulity and feel overdetermined.
From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2023
It is further overdetermined in an infantile way.
From Sleep Walking and Moon Walking A Medico-Literary Study by Sadger, J.
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