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overrefine
[ oh-ver-ri-fahyn ]
verb (used with object)
overrefined, overrefining.
- to refine excessively, as with oversubtle distinctions.
overrefine
/ ˌəʊəɪˈڲɪ /
verb
- to refine (something) to excess
- intr to make excessively fine distinctions
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Derived Forms
- ˌDZˈھԱԳ, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of overrefine1
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Example Sentences
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But many people now use it to mean “effeminate” or “overrefined.”
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It is often most elaborate, artificial, overrefined—one might even say, affected.
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