overstructured

American  

[oh-ver-struhk-cherd] / ˌoʊ vərˈstrʌk tʃərd /

adjective

1. excessively structured structure or organized.

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Etymology

Origin of overstructured

First recorded in 1965–70; over- + structured

Example Sentences

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