Overcomplex

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Excessively complex.

    "But in the early days of the scheme the new machines created some problems for the fitters, who found them over-complex and their faults hard to diagnose after many years' experience of small, simple steam locomotives."

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"But in the early days of the scheme the new machines created some problems for the fitters, who found them over-complex and their faults hard to diagnose after many years' experience of small, simple steam locomotives."

Etymology

From over- + complex.

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