over-refinedadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvərᵻˈfʌɪnd/, U.S.

/ˈˌoʊvə(r)rəˈfaɪnd/,

/ˈˌoʊvə(r)riˈfaɪnd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, refined adj.

Etymology: < over- prefix + refined adj. Compare later over-refine v.

Excessively refined.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [adjective] > with delicacy > often excessive

fine-spun1611

over-refined1709

over-refining1761

alembicated1786

1709 Ld. Shaftesbury Moralists i. i. 4 Some intricate or over-refin'd Speculation.

1799 H. Neuman Family Distress ii. vii. 30 But, Maxwell, will you leave your family to the agonies of extreme want, rather than suppress these over-refined feelings?

1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. I. 205 Under Elizabeth favourite phrases were insinuated into the dialect by over-refined travellers.

1883 Harper's Mag. Oct. 759/2 The fact is, this age is overrefined, and I'm bound to reform it, or perish.

1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 266 The farmer..mounted upon a stout, not over-refined hackney.

1915 E. Pound February in Personae (1949) 254 O you over-educated, over-refined literati!

1949 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 21 344/1 Lovejoy is..fully aware that his work will seem pedantic and overrefined to laymen.

1990 Health Now Apr. 2/3 Starchy, over-refined and sugary foods not only decrease chromium intake but also increase the need for dietary chromium.

Derivatives

† overrefinedly adv. Obsolete rare

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [adverb] > with delicacy > excessive

overrefinedly1830

1830 E. B. Pusey Hist. Enq. ii. 304 A certain necessity..of speaking over-refinedly on all subjects.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	over-refined
释义	over-refinedadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvərᵻˈfʌɪnd/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvə(r)rəˈfaɪnd/, /ˈˌoʊvə(r)riˈfaɪnd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, refined adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + refined adj. Compare later over-refine v. Excessively refined. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [adjective] > with delicacy > often excessive fine-spun1611 over-refined1709 over-refining1761 alembicated1786 1709 Ld. Shaftesbury Moralists i. i. 4 Some intricate or over-refin'd Speculation. 1799 H. Neuman Family Distress ii. vii. 30 But, Maxwell, will you leave your family to the agonies of extreme want, rather than suppress these over-refined feelings? 1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. I. 205 Under Elizabeth favourite phrases were insinuated into the dialect by over-refined travellers. 1883 Harper's Mag. Oct. 759/2 The fact is, this age is overrefined, and I'm bound to reform it, or perish. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 266 The farmer..mounted upon a stout, not over-refined hackney. 1915 E. Pound February in Personae (1949) 254 O you over-educated, over-refined literati! 1949 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 21 344/1 Lovejoy is..fully aware that his work will seem pedantic and overrefined to laymen. 1990 Health Now Apr. 2/3 Starchy, over-refined and sugary foods not only decrease chromium intake but also increase the need for dietary chromium. Derivatives † overrefinedly adv. Obsolete rare ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [adverb] > with delicacy > excessive overrefinedly1830 1830 E. B. Pusey Hist. Enq. ii. 304 A certain necessity..of speaking over-refinedly on all subjects. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1709
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