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• v  refine too much or with excess of subtlety
• s  excessively delicate or refined

• In their self-conscious striving, their purity is strikingly mannerist and overrefined.
• The tea-sipping pleasures of naughtiness in a village can seem overrefined in comparison with the beer, blood and brawling in big-city police procedurals.
• Thirty years ago, the fashion among (mainly Marxist) art historians was to attribute this artificiality to social anxiety among the artists: how different was the overrefined .

• overrefine
• over-refine
• superfine

News & Articles

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• Mexican Spiced Apples
  Tanteo Jalapeño Tequila recently launched in Texas. Made from 100 percent Blue Weber Agave, the tequila is infused to give it a kick without adding a sliced jalapeño to the drink, which can overpower other flavors the longer it sits. 1/4 ounce agave nectar (or simple syrup) Combine tequila, apple juice, agave nectar and lime juice in a shaker with ice.
  Sept. 12, 2013 - San Antonio Express-News
• As India gang-rape trial draws to close, debate begins over what has changed
  By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI, Sept 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The serial rapist stalks her for days. Eventually he breaks into her home when she is alone and tries to rape her at knife-point. But she somehow manages to overpower and trap him. Now, she has to decide what to do. ...
  Sept. 7, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
• Academy at the Lakes 52, Geneva Classical 6
  LAND O LAKES | Academy at the Lakes utilized its size and seven seniors to overpower Geneva Classical 52-6 on a water-covered field Friday.
  Sept. 7, 2013 - The Lakeland Ledger