overdirected

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adjective

Of a film: directed with too much effort or embellishment.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of overdirect
adjectiveoverdirected (comparative more overdirected, superlative most overdirected)

comparative more overdirected · superlative most overdirected

  1. Of a film: directed with too much effort or embellishment.

    This Pulitzer- and Tony-winning one-man show looked pretty enervated here, ponderously overdirected by Robin Phillips.

    2009 April 30, Richard Ouzounian, “Lost in transportation: When hit theatre turns sour”, in Toronto Star, archived from the original on 23 Dec 2010

Origin

From over- + directed.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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