overcomposed

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adjective

Having undergone too much composition or arrangement; excessively posed, to the point of seeming artificial.

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Meanings

adjectiveovercomposed (comparative more overcomposed, superlative most overcomposed)

comparative more overcomposed · superlative most overcomposed

  1. broadcastingHaving undergone too much composition or arrangement; excessively posed, to the point of seeming artificial.

    Mr. Berlinger added that there is a risk in documentaries that are overcomposed.

    2015 June 26, Ben Kenigsberg, “Documentary Filmmakers Talk About Manipulation in Their Work”, in New York Times

Origin

From over- + composed.

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APA

overcomposed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcomposed

MLA

“overcomposed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcomposed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overcomposed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcomposed.

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