overprogrammed

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English

Verb

overprogrammed

  1. simple past and past participle of overprogram
  2. simple past and past participle of overprogramme

Adjective

overprogrammed (comparative more overprogrammed, superlative most overprogrammed)

  1. Given a programme or schedule of too many activities.
    • 1982, James Andrew Kenny, Mary Kenny, Whole-life parenting:
      Because they are such ready joiners and such eager participants, children in the intermediate years can easily become overprogrammed. How many activities constitute enough and how many are too many?
    • 2008 March 16, Rich Cohen, “All the Principal’s Men”, in New York Times:
      “The one nice thing about being the most overprogrammed middle-school kid in America was that doing nothing felt like a special treat,” Winerip writes.