overdirected
overdirected is the simple past and past participle of overdirect.
Meaning of overdirect
Verb
overdirect (third-person singular simple present overdirects, present participle overdirecting, simple past and past participle overdirected)
- To take an excessive, overbearing role in directing (a play or film).
- To provide too much direction, to be too controlling.
- They should neither overdirect nor underdirect the program.1946, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations, Cancer Research
Adjective
overdirected (comparative more overdirected, superlative most overdirected)
- Of a film: directed with too much effort or embellishment.
- This Pulitzer- and Tony-winning one-man show looked pretty enervated here, ponderously overdirected by Robin Phillips.2009 April 30, Richard Ouzounian, “Lost in transportation: When hit theatre turns sour”, in Toronto Star, archived from the original on 23 Dec 2010
Forms of overdirected
| comparative | more overdirected |
|---|---|
| superlative | most overdirected |
Origin of overdirected
From over- + directed.
Questions about overdirected
- What does overdirected mean?
- Overdirected means of a film: directed with too much effort or embellishment.
- What is overdirected the simple past and past participle of?
- Overdirected is the simple past and past participle of overdirect.
- What part of speech is overdirected?
- Overdirected is an adjective.
Words near overdirected in the dictionary
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