unstreamline

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ streamline.

Verb

unstreamline (third-person singular simple present unstreamlines, present participle unstreamlining, simple past and past participle unstreamlined)

1. (transitive) To make unstreamlined
   • 1947, The Twentieth Century, volumes 140-141, page 23:

     Whether, or how soon, the production side of the book trade will be able or willing to unstreamline itself remains to be seen.

   • 1953, Henry Sturmey, H. Walter Staner, The Autocar:

     A further point; on top of the motif one is now expected to add a very unsightly bug deflector in order to unstreamline that which has already been streamlined.

   • 1987, Gary North, The pirate economy, page 149:

     Let's unstreamline government.

   • 1993, Nuclear Power Licensing Reform:

     The question is: Are those the kinds of issues which are best dealt with in a formal hearing taking into account that each time you set up a condition like that, you slightly unstreamline the process?