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overrefine

[ oh-ver-ri-fahyn ]

verb (used with object)

overrefined, overrefining.
  1. to refine excessively, as with oversubtle distinctions.

overrefine

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verb

  1. to refine (something) to excess
  2. intr to make excessively fine distinctions
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ´Ç±¹±ð°ù°ù±ðˈ´Ú¾±²Ô±ð³¾±ð²Ô³Ù, noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of overrefine1

First recorded in 1705–15; over- + refine
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

But many people now use it to mean “effeminate†or “overrefined.â€

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It is often most elaborate, artificial, overrefined—one might even say, affected.

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