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micromanaged

micromanaged is the simple past and past participle of micromanage.

Meaning of micromanage

Verb

micromanage (third-person singular simple present micromanages, present participle micromanaging, simple past and past participle micromanaged)

  1. (ambitransitive) To manage, direct, or control a person, group, or system to an unnecessary level of detail or precision.
    • The employees complained that their boss was micromanaging when she insisted that they account for their time in fifteen-minute intervals.

Questions about micromanaged

What is micromanaged the simple past and past participle of?
Micromanaged is the simple past and past participle of micromanage.

Words near micromanaged in the dictionary

  1. micromammal
  2. micromammalian
  3. micromammalians
  4. micromammals
  5. micromanage
  6. micromanaged
  7. micromanagement
  8. micromanager
  9. micromanagerial
  10. micromanagers
  11. micromanages

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