Overdirected

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of overdirect form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    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."

Example

More examples

"This Pulitzer- and Tony-winning one-man show looked pretty enervated here, ponderously overdirected by Robin Phillips."

Etymology

From over- + directed.

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