overplottingn.
/ˌəʊvəˈplɒtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈplɑdɪŋ/ The provision of over-elaborate or extremely dense plots, esp. in literary works. Cf. overplot v. 2.
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1928 Mod. Philol. 25 510 Hardy's chief defect, like that of other Victorian novelists, is overplotting.
1947 Trollopian 2 76 Reade was able to overcome..some of his most glaring weaknesses—his overplotting, his emotional aberrations, [etc.].
1972 E. Roy Brit. Drama since Shaw vii. 106 He manages an impressive degree of ensemble portrayal without resolving old problems of overplotting.
2002 Sunday Times (Nexis) 3 Nov. 18 Padding and overplotting almost stall the momentum after the interval.
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