overconstruct
verb
over·con·struct
ˌō-vər-kən-ˈstrəkt 
overconstructed; overconstructing
: to construct (something) more sturdily, elaborately, or extensively than is usual or required
We've fought with this house … . It was overconstructed and made for hurricanes. It was made not to come off the ground.—
Jeremy Patterson
Jeremy Patterson… the starched collar and shoulders of an overconstructed dressing gown …—David Edison
David Edison… is … firmly in control of the narrative rhythm, yet the film never feels artificial or overconstructed.—Terrence Rafferty
Terrence RaffertyIn 1857, 1873, and 1893, it was the railroads who overconstructed and were bloated with fixed debts.—William G. Roy
William G. Roy
overconstruction
noun
Rates would have risen … and that dynamic would have put loans out of range for some builders and prevented overconstruction …
—Jennifer Robison
Jennifer Robison
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“Overconstruct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overconstruct. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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