overengineers
/ˌoʊvərˌɛndʒəˈnɪrz/
verb
- To design or build something with more complexity, features, or strength than is necessary or practical.
- The software company overengineers its apps, making them slow and hard to use.
- The team overengineers every project, adding expensive parts that the customer never asked for.
- My brother overengineers his home projects, using industrial-grade materials for simple shelves.
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noun
- Plural of overengineer; people who habitually design or build things with unnecessary complexity or excess capacity.
- A team of overengineers designed a toaster that connects to the internet but burns the bread.
- The office is full of overengineers who can't stop adding features to the simplest tools.
- Overengineers often create products that are too expensive for the average buyer.