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I'm looking for a single word which may describe that a given process is overly formal in a sense it requires plenty of steps or involves myriad of subprocesses. For instance some company is about to introduce a new development methodology and employees complain that this methodology is ??? and therefore it would be tiresome to follow it due to the fact it has many phases. The word ceremonial I think has a religious connotation. Another option is to merely use overly/exceedingly/very to emphasize this fact but it would nice if there exists a single word.










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I'm looking for a single word which may describe that a given process is overly formal in a sense it requires plenty of steps or involves myriad of subprocesses. For instance some company is about to introduce a new development methodology and employees complain that this methodology is ??? and therefore it would be tiresome to follow it due to the fact it has many phases. The word ceremonial I think has a religious connotation. Another option is to merely use overly/exceedingly/very to emphasize this fact but it would nice if there exists a single word.










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I'm looking for a single word which may describe that a given process is overly formal in a sense it requires plenty of steps or involves myriad of subprocesses. For instance some company is about to introduce a new development methodology and employees complain that this methodology is ??? and therefore it would be tiresome to follow it due to the fact it has many phases. The word ceremonial I think has a religious connotation. Another option is to merely use overly/exceedingly/very to emphasize this fact but it would nice if there exists a single word.










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I'm looking for a single word which may describe that a given process is overly formal in a sense it requires plenty of steps or involves myriad of subprocesses. For instance some company is about to introduce a new development methodology and employees complain that this methodology is ??? and therefore it would be tiresome to follow it due to the fact it has many phases. The word ceremonial I think has a religious connotation. Another option is to merely use overly/exceedingly/very to emphasize this fact but it would nice if there exists a single word.







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... employees complain that this methodology is byzantine!




byzantine OED
adj. often not capitalized M-Webster




Reminiscent of the manner, style, or spirit of Byzantine politics; intricate, complicated; inflexible, rigid, unyielding.




Also as in:




Another problem facing the technology companies is the Byzantine
nature of today’s online advertising. WSJ Feb 17, 2018




Byzantium (now Istanbul) was filled with mystics, wars, and political infighting-and the word Byzantine became synonymous with anything characteristic of the city or empire, from architecture to intrigue.






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    labyrinthine



    Oxford Living Dictionaries gives the following definition:




    1 (of a network) like a labyrinth; irregular and twisting.



    ‘labyrinthine streets and alleys’



    1.1 (of a system) intricate and confusing.



    ‘labyrinthine plots and counterplots’



    ‘In the process, he unravelled the labyrinthine means by which a
    painting bought by war profiteers and sold to German army looters
    found its way into the cultural heart of Britain.’



    ‘For a show that has the labyrinthine, seemingly nonsensical plots of
    a soap opera, that's a real accomplishment.’



    ‘The country's legendary bureaucracy is as labyrinthine as ever, and
    its legal system opaque, with separate laws for foreign and domestic
    investors.’



    ‘The labyrinthine diplomacy and politics of the Italian wars are the
    real subject of this painstaking book about what Jem meant to others.’



    ...




    Labyrinthine, through its maze analogy, suggests unnecessary complexity and a process that could be made much more simple.






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      Onerous is defined by Oxford Dictionaries as:




      (of a task or responsibility) involving a great deal of effort, trouble, or difficulty.
      he found his duties increasingly onerous




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      (of a task, duty, or responsibility) involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome.







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        ... employees complain that this methodology is byzantine!




        byzantine OED
        adj. often not capitalized M-Webster




        Reminiscent of the manner, style, or spirit of Byzantine politics; intricate, complicated; inflexible, rigid, unyielding.




        Also as in:




        Another problem facing the technology companies is the Byzantine
        nature of today’s online advertising. WSJ Feb 17, 2018




        Byzantium (now Istanbul) was filled with mystics, wars, and political infighting-and the word Byzantine became synonymous with anything characteristic of the city or empire, from architecture to intrigue.






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          ... employees complain that this methodology is byzantine!




          byzantine OED
          adj. often not capitalized M-Webster




          Reminiscent of the manner, style, or spirit of Byzantine politics; intricate, complicated; inflexible, rigid, unyielding.




          Also as in:




          Another problem facing the technology companies is the Byzantine
          nature of today’s online advertising. WSJ Feb 17, 2018




          Byzantium (now Istanbul) was filled with mystics, wars, and political infighting-and the word Byzantine became synonymous with anything characteristic of the city or empire, from architecture to intrigue.






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            ... employees complain that this methodology is byzantine!




            byzantine OED
            adj. often not capitalized M-Webster




            Reminiscent of the manner, style, or spirit of Byzantine politics; intricate, complicated; inflexible, rigid, unyielding.




            Also as in:




            Another problem facing the technology companies is the Byzantine
            nature of today’s online advertising. WSJ Feb 17, 2018




            Byzantium (now Istanbul) was filled with mystics, wars, and political infighting-and the word Byzantine became synonymous with anything characteristic of the city or empire, from architecture to intrigue.






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            ... employees complain that this methodology is byzantine!




            byzantine OED
            adj. often not capitalized M-Webster




            Reminiscent of the manner, style, or spirit of Byzantine politics; intricate, complicated; inflexible, rigid, unyielding.




            Also as in:




            Another problem facing the technology companies is the Byzantine
            nature of today’s online advertising. WSJ Feb 17, 2018




            Byzantium (now Istanbul) was filled with mystics, wars, and political infighting-and the word Byzantine became synonymous with anything characteristic of the city or empire, from architecture to intrigue.







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                labyrinthine



                Oxford Living Dictionaries gives the following definition:




                1 (of a network) like a labyrinth; irregular and twisting.



                ‘labyrinthine streets and alleys’



                1.1 (of a system) intricate and confusing.



                ‘labyrinthine plots and counterplots’



                ‘In the process, he unravelled the labyrinthine means by which a
                painting bought by war profiteers and sold to German army looters
                found its way into the cultural heart of Britain.’



                ‘For a show that has the labyrinthine, seemingly nonsensical plots of
                a soap opera, that's a real accomplishment.’



                ‘The country's legendary bureaucracy is as labyrinthine as ever, and
                its legal system opaque, with separate laws for foreign and domestic
                investors.’



                ‘The labyrinthine diplomacy and politics of the Italian wars are the
                real subject of this painstaking book about what Jem meant to others.’



                ...




                Labyrinthine, through its maze analogy, suggests unnecessary complexity and a process that could be made much more simple.






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                  labyrinthine



                  Oxford Living Dictionaries gives the following definition:




                  1 (of a network) like a labyrinth; irregular and twisting.



                  ‘labyrinthine streets and alleys’



                  1.1 (of a system) intricate and confusing.



                  ‘labyrinthine plots and counterplots’



                  ‘In the process, he unravelled the labyrinthine means by which a
                  painting bought by war profiteers and sold to German army looters
                  found its way into the cultural heart of Britain.’



                  ‘For a show that has the labyrinthine, seemingly nonsensical plots of
                  a soap opera, that's a real accomplishment.’



                  ‘The country's legendary bureaucracy is as labyrinthine as ever, and
                  its legal system opaque, with separate laws for foreign and domestic
                  investors.’



                  ‘The labyrinthine diplomacy and politics of the Italian wars are the
                  real subject of this painstaking book about what Jem meant to others.’



                  ...




                  Labyrinthine, through its maze analogy, suggests unnecessary complexity and a process that could be made much more simple.






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                    labyrinthine



                    Oxford Living Dictionaries gives the following definition:




                    1 (of a network) like a labyrinth; irregular and twisting.



                    ‘labyrinthine streets and alleys’



                    1.1 (of a system) intricate and confusing.



                    ‘labyrinthine plots and counterplots’



                    ‘In the process, he unravelled the labyrinthine means by which a
                    painting bought by war profiteers and sold to German army looters
                    found its way into the cultural heart of Britain.’



                    ‘For a show that has the labyrinthine, seemingly nonsensical plots of
                    a soap opera, that's a real accomplishment.’



                    ‘The country's legendary bureaucracy is as labyrinthine as ever, and
                    its legal system opaque, with separate laws for foreign and domestic
                    investors.’



                    ‘The labyrinthine diplomacy and politics of the Italian wars are the
                    real subject of this painstaking book about what Jem meant to others.’



                    ...




                    Labyrinthine, through its maze analogy, suggests unnecessary complexity and a process that could be made much more simple.






                    share|improve this answer












                    labyrinthine



                    Oxford Living Dictionaries gives the following definition:




                    1 (of a network) like a labyrinth; irregular and twisting.



                    ‘labyrinthine streets and alleys’



                    1.1 (of a system) intricate and confusing.



                    ‘labyrinthine plots and counterplots’



                    ‘In the process, he unravelled the labyrinthine means by which a
                    painting bought by war profiteers and sold to German army looters
                    found its way into the cultural heart of Britain.’



                    ‘For a show that has the labyrinthine, seemingly nonsensical plots of
                    a soap opera, that's a real accomplishment.’



                    ‘The country's legendary bureaucracy is as labyrinthine as ever, and
                    its legal system opaque, with separate laws for foreign and domestic
                    investors.’



                    ‘The labyrinthine diplomacy and politics of the Italian wars are the
                    real subject of this painstaking book about what Jem meant to others.’



                    ...




                    Labyrinthine, through its maze analogy, suggests unnecessary complexity and a process that could be made much more simple.







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                        Onerous is defined by Oxford Dictionaries as:




                        (of a task or responsibility) involving a great deal of effort, trouble, or difficulty.
                        he found his duties increasingly onerous




                        And by Google as:




                        (of a task, duty, or responsibility) involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome.







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                          Onerous is defined by Oxford Dictionaries as:




                          (of a task or responsibility) involving a great deal of effort, trouble, or difficulty.
                          he found his duties increasingly onerous




                          And by Google as:




                          (of a task, duty, or responsibility) involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome.







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                            Onerous is defined by Oxford Dictionaries as:




                            (of a task or responsibility) involving a great deal of effort, trouble, or difficulty.
                            he found his duties increasingly onerous




                            And by Google as:




                            (of a task, duty, or responsibility) involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome.







                            share|improve this answer












                            Onerous is defined by Oxford Dictionaries as:




                            (of a task or responsibility) involving a great deal of effort, trouble, or difficulty.
                            he found his duties increasingly onerous




                            And by Google as:




                            (of a task, duty, or responsibility) involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome.








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