overbuilt

About 0.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb simple past and past participle of overbuild
2. adjective Having had excessive construction (building) carried out, as: Overdeveloped.

   in the overbuilt exurbs of the megalopolis

3. adjective Overdeveloped.

   in the overbuilt exurbs of the megalopolis

4. adjective Built for heavier duty than might be predicted to be necessary.

   the extra wind protection provided by the overbuilt framing

Similar words

overdeveloped overconstructed overdesigned overdimensioned over-accommodated overimproved overbulky overcrewed overladen overloaded

Often followed by

and in with by for the markets metropolis market

Word family

overbuild overbuilding overbuilds