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oversimplified

oversimplified adjective: having been simplified to the point where important information is not conveyed. Also the past participle of oversimplify.

Adjective

oversimplified (comparative more oversimplified, superlative most oversimplified)

  1. Having been simplified to the point where important information is not conveyed.

Also used as

oversimplified is also the past participle of oversimplify.

Forms of oversimplified

comparativemore oversimplified
superlativemost oversimplified

Origin of oversimplified

From over- + simplified.

Questions about oversimplified

What does oversimplified mean?
Oversimplified means having been simplified to the point where important information is not conveyed.
What part of speech is oversimplified?
Oversimplified is an adjective.

Words near oversimplified in the dictionary

  1. oversimilar
  2. oversimple
  3. oversimplicity
  4. oversimplification
  5. oversimplifications
  6. oversimplified
  7. oversimplifier
  8. oversimplifiers
  9. oversimplifies
  10. oversimplify
  11. oversimplifying

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