o|ver|struc|tured

o|ver|struc|tured
o|ver|struc|tured «OH vuhr STRUHK chuhrd», adjective.
too elaborately planned or arranged; overorganized: »

In the fifties, one was expected to play the game and then lie about the results. I suppose the udergraduates of today would consider our game “overstructured” (Calvin Trillin).


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