overrefined

overrefined
Refined to an excessive degree

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  • overrefined — [spelling only] * * * See overrefine. * * * …   Universalium

  • overrefined — [spelling only] …   English World dictionary

  • overrefined — Synonyms and related words: Gongoresque, Gongoristic, Marinistic, affected, allergic, anaphylactic, apparently sound, artificial, casuistic, chichi, colorable, deceptive, delicate, disingenuous, elaborate, elaborated, elegant, empathetic,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • overrefined — adj. excessively refined; excessively improved; excessively fine, excessively finespunv. overly refine; be excessively or undesirably fastidious about small refinements (especially regarding subtle points of an argument) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • overrefined — adjective excessively delicate or refined • Syn: ↑superfine • Similar to: ↑refined …   Useful english dictionary

  • precious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. priceless, costly; precise, overrefined, overnice; beloved, dear. See dearness, affectation. Ant., worthless, cheap. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Valuable] Syn. high priced, costly, dear; see… …   English dictionary for students

  • Precious — Pre cious, a. [OF. precious, precius, precios, F. pr[ e]cieux, L. pretiosus, fr. pretium price, worth, value. See {Price}.] 1. Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone. The precious bane. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Of great value or worth;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Precious metals — Precious Pre cious, a. [OF. precious, precius, precios, F. pr[ e]cieux, L. pretiosus, fr. pretium price, worth, value. See {Price}.] 1. Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone. The precious bane. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Of great value or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Precious stones — Precious Pre cious, a. [OF. precious, precius, precios, F. pr[ e]cieux, L. pretiosus, fr. pretium price, worth, value. See {Price}.] 1. Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone. The precious bane. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Of great value or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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