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Overrefinement

Overrefinement \O"ver*re*fine"ment\, n. Excessive refinement.

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overrefinement

n. Excessive refinement.

WordNet
overrefinement

n. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean [syn: distortion, straining, torture, twisting]

Usage examples of "overrefinement".

Because of his longish hair, his repertoire of ruined flourishes, his extravagantly shabby clothing, a somewhat ironic overrefinement of style, Pammy thought of him as semi-Edwardian.