overbuilt

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English[edit]

Verb[edit]

overbuilt

  1. simple past and past participle of overbuild

Adjective[edit]

overbuilt (comparative more overbuilt, superlative most overbuilt)

  1. Having had excessive construction (building) carried out, as:
    1. (real estate) Overdeveloped.
      in the overbuilt exurbs of the megalopolis
    2. (mechanical devices, buildings) Built for heavier duty than might be predicted to be necessary.
      the extra wind protection provided by the overbuilt framing

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