overdetermined
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of overdetermined
First recorded in 1915–20; over- + determined
Example Sentences
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As it stands, the characterization is thin, the motivations are overdetermined, and the Colony’s endurance demands too steep a suspense of disbelief.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2025
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 overdetermined as indeed all symbols are.
From Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts by Jelliffe, Smith Ely
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