Word: overtheorized
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: o
ver
the
or
ized
Definition: (Of a field of study) having been unhelpfully subjected to too much theory.
Morphemes:
Affix: over-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: excessively
Affix: theory
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A field of study attempting to exhaustively describe a particular class of constructs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: θέα
Language: grc
Decoded: thea
Meaning: view
Affix: ὁράω
Language: grc
Decoded: orao
Meaning: I see, look
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: As an extension of the above, when used along with an adjective preceding the noun, describes something that has an object of a particular quality.