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- Dictionaryoverdeveloped/ˌōvərdəˈveləpt/
adjective
- 1. developed too much or to excess: "the country's overdeveloped coastline"
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adjective. uk / ˌəʊ.və.dɪˈvel.əpt / us / ˌoʊ.vɚ.dɪˈvel.əpt / Add to word list. having developed too much: I don't like body builders who are so overdeveloped you can see the veins in their bulging muscles. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making progress and advancing. adaptive evolution. advance the cause. advanced. advancement. age.
adjective. us / ˌoʊ.vɚ.dɪˈvel.əpt / uk / ˌəʊ.və.dɪˈvel.əpt / Add to word list. having developed too much: I don't like body builders who are so overdeveloped you can see the veins in their bulging muscles. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making progress and advancing. adaptive evolution. advance the cause. advanced. advancement. age.
: to develop excessively. especially : to subject (exposed photographic material) to a developing solution for excessive time or at excessive temperature, agitation, or concentration. overdevelopment. ˌō-vər-di-ˈve-ləp-mənt. noun. Examples of overdevelop in a Sentence.
overdeveloped in British English. (ˌəʊvədɪˈvɛləpt ) adjective. 1. developed too much or too far. an increasingly overdeveloped country. 2. photography. (of a film, plate, or print) processed in developer for more than the required time, at too great a concentration, etc. Collins English Dictionary.
overdeveloped. ( ˌəʊvədɪˈvɛləpt) adj. 1. developed too much or too far. 2. (Photography) photog (of a film, plate, or print) processed in developer for more than the required time, at too great a concentration, etc.
Definition of overdeveloped adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
tr.v. o·ver·de·vel·oped, o·ver·de·vel·op·ing, o·ver·de·vel·ops. 1. To develop to excess: muscles that were overdeveloped by weightlifting. 2. To process (a photographic plate or film) too long or in too concentrated a solution. o′ver·de·vel′op·ment n.