creeping featurism

noun

A condition in which one or more people, often in the form of a committee, progressively increase the scope and complexity of a project until the project is deemed infeasible and subsequently cancelled to the detriment of all involved.

Such projects are typically of a technical nature. Likewise someone who commits creeping featurism is most likely to be an engineer or otherwise technically advanced but not business minded.

Although market research showed that a second factory would be profitable, once the engineering department became involved, creeping featurism set in and it was self-evident that an additional plant was not a viable idea.

by Imagineer G June 18, 2013

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Creepish

Used as an adverb or adjective. To be slightly creepy; on the creepy side. Sort of or slightly creepy in looks, gestures, personality, behavior, tone...etc... To be uncertain whether a person, place, event or thing is more than creepy or a little less than creepy.

She just looked at me kind of creepish. A person walking alone in the dark; my son says "mom, isn't that creepish"? Something creepish just touched my foot underwater! Don't act creepish!

by Norto1al May 15, 2014

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