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overdeveloped

overdeveloped is the simple past and past participle of overdevelop.

Adjective

overdeveloped (not comparable)

  1. Overgrown.
  2. (land use) Overbuilt.
  3. Left too long in a chemical bath.

Meaning of overdevelop

Verb

overdevelop (third-person singular simple present overdevelops, present participle overdeveloping, simple past and past participle overdeveloped)

  1. To develop to an excessive degree
    • After all, most neighborhoods in Chicago, outside of overdeveloped Lincoln Park, welcome any kind of retail developments their commercial strips can get.1988 January 15, Ben Joravsky, “A strip mall in Edgewater: class warfare, or small-time tiff?”, in Chicago Reader
  2. To develop a photographic film for too long

Synonyms of overdeveloped

Words formed from overdeveloped

Questions about overdeveloped

What does overdeveloped mean?
Overdeveloped means overgrown.
What is overdeveloped the simple past and past participle of?
Overdeveloped is the simple past and past participle of overdevelop.
What part of speech is overdeveloped?
Overdeveloped is an adjective.

Words near overdeveloped in the dictionary

  1. overdetermines
  2. overdetermining
  3. overdeterrence
  4. overdeterrent
  5. overdevelop
  6. overdeveloped
  7. overdevelopedness
  8. overdeveloping
  9. overdevelopment
  10. overdevelops
  11. overdeviation

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