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overrefined

ADJECTIVE
effete
Synonyms
WEAK
burnt out corrupt debased decadent decayed declining decrepit degenerate dissipated dissolute drained enervated enfeebled far-gone feeble obsolete overripe played-out soft spent vitiated washed-out wasted weak worn-out
Antonyms
WEAK
capable tireless working
ADJECTIVE
precious
Synonyms
WEAK
affected alembicated artful artificial chichi choosy dainty delicate fastidious finicky fragile fussy la-di-da nice ostentatious overnice particular persnickety precieux pretentious refined showy stagy studied
Antonyms
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cheap common defective deficient disfavored impaired inexpensive useless valueless worthless

Example Sentences

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Haters could accuse the car of being overrefined, I suppose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Gieseking's Mozartian style has slid out of fashion somewhat since these recordings were made in the early 1950s; nowadays he is considered just a bit slick and overrefined.

From Time Magazine Archive

A beautiful, almost overrefined French deathpiece, finely done.

From Time Magazine Archive

I could see that I was thought ... to be expounding what is vaguely thought of as the 'European' point of view�at best something exotic and overrefined, at worst cynical and slightly sinister .

From Time Magazine Archive

At other times he is an overrefined rhymester who thinks it snazzy to pretend that "pre-au-roral" is the best English version of a straightforward Russian word meaning "daybreak."

From Time Magazine Archive