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overcomposed

overcomposed adjective: having undergone too much composition or arrangement; excessively posed, to the point of seeming artificial.

Adjective

overcomposed (comparative more overcomposed, superlative most overcomposed)

  1. Having undergone too much composition or arrangement; excessively posed, to the point of seeming artificial.
    • Mr. Berlinger added that there is a risk in documentaries that are overcomposed.2015 June 26, Ben Kenigsberg, “Documentary Filmmakers Talk About Manipulation in Their Work”, in New York Times

Forms of overcomposed

comparativemore overcomposed
superlativemost overcomposed

Origin of overcomposed

From over- + composed.

Questions about overcomposed

What does overcomposed mean?
Overcomposed means having undergone too much composition or arrangement; excessively posed, to the point of seeming artificial.
What part of speech is overcomposed?
Overcomposed is an adjective.

Words near overcomposed in the dictionary

  1. overcompliment
  2. overcomplimentary
  3. overcomplimented
  4. overcomplimenting
  5. overcompliments
  6. overcomposed
  7. overcompress
  8. overcompressed
  9. overcompresses
  10. overcompressing
  11. overcompression

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