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
Do you mind just thinking through the ways in which it’s almost overdetermined that we can’t get control of this because of the constraints of the First Amendment?
From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2024
As for Picasso, look for his famously overdetermined meditation on the mythological underpinnings of life when it includes both wife and mistress, “La Minotauromachie,” 1935.
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
Some of his actions and views strain credulity and feel overdetermined.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2023
It's strange how we humans are always so overdetermined.
From Claire The Blind Love of a Blind Hero, By a Blind Author by Leslie Burton Blades
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