overproducedadj.
/ˌəʊvəprəˈdjuːst/, /ˌəʊvəprəˈdʒuːst/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvərprəˈd(j)ust/ 1. Produced in a greater quantity than is necessary or desirable.
ΚΠ
1878 Atlantic Monthly May 628/1 The depreciated price of the overproduced metal.
1904 Science 16 Dec. 820/1 Various tissue poisons might have their origin in overproduced bacterial receptors.
1956 Econometrica 24 125 The amount of money spent on overproduced goods is very small compared to the amount spent on inputs.
1990 EMBO Jrnl. 9 4055/1 Escherichia coli cell extracts, which contained over-produced IstA protein.
2. Of a film, play, or song: that is produced in such an elaborate way that the immediacy or artistry of the original material is lost. Also in extended use.
ΚΠ
1963 Times 9 May 16/5 An impersonally overproduced production like Tovarich.
1978 Newsweek (Nexis) 23 Oct. 87 This World Series has been reminiscent of one of those overproduced epics with big-name stars in numerous cameo roles.
1994 Toronto Star 28 May l2/3 Linguine millefiore is an overproduced, gooey mush of goat cheese, rapini and sun-dried tomatoes.
2002 Fort Worth (Texas) Star Telegram (Nexis) 15 Sept. (Sunday Arts section) 3 [The television programme] has the feel of an overproduced music CD.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
adj.1878