English edit

Etymology edit

over- +‎ complex

Adjective edit

overcomplex (comparative more overcomplex, superlative most overcomplex)

  1. Excessively complex.
    • 1962 October, M. J. Wilson, “Three years of dieselisation at Devons Road depot”, in Modern Railways, pages 262, 264:
      But in the early days of the scheme the new machines created some problems for the fitters, who found them over-complex and their faults hard to diagnose after many years' experience of small, simple steam locomotives.