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单词 overdeveloped
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overdevelopedadj.

Brit. /ˌəʊvədᵻˈvɛləpt/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvərdəˈvɛləpt/, /ˈˌoʊvərdiˈvɛləpt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overdevelop v., -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < overdevelop v. + -ed suffix1. Compare earlier overdevelopment n.
Developed too much or to excess; (Photography) treated with developer for too long.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > [adjective] > of land: developed excessively
overdeveloped1874
1874 Philos. Trans. 1873 (Royal Soc.) 163 64 In this specimen the overdeveloped third metatarsal seeks additional support from an adjoining tarsal bone.
1901 H. V. Esmond Wilderness iii. 54 I'm afraid you've no brain. I notice that men with your style of over-developed mustache seldom have.
1950 Science 31 Mar. 338 With the substage viewer, perfect processing of the film is not important, because underexposed or overdeveloped films are still legible.
1974 B. Pearce tr. S. Amin Accumulation on World Scale I. ii. 157 In the overdeveloped economies,..the tendency to (relative) underconsumption weighs heavily upon investment.
1999 Tulsa (Oklahoma) World (Nexis) 26 Dec. An oil painting that resembles an overdeveloped photograph.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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