Overcreative

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Excessively creative.

    ""I tend to get overcreative when things aren't going well," says [David] Cone in one of his many astute self-analyses. "I've tried all those different grips — some I've never used before — and somewhere in the middle I lose my way. Too much tinkering, too much Young Tom Edison. I'm a victim of my own style.""

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""I tend to get overcreative when things aren't going well," says [David] Cone in one of his many astute self-analyses. "I've tried all those different grips — some I've never used before — and somewhere in the middle I lose my way. Too much tinkering, too much Young Tom Edison. I'm a victim of my own style.""

Etymology

From over- + creative.

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