overdevelopment en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English development English overdevelopment From over- + development.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Excessive development; the state or quality of being overdeveloped
[…] the threat of lopsided, uncontrolled overdevelopment seems distant to many--local residents and Chicagoans alike--who regard the rediscovery of the area as a welcome return to its heyday in the 1930s and '40s, when even more Chicago families spent their summers here.
1988 October 7, Hank De Zutter, Pamela Little De Zutter, “Invasion of the FIPs: boom time in southwestern Michigan”, in Chicago Reader:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overdevelopments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |