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/oh"veuhr ri fuyn"meuhnt/, n.excessive or unnecessary refinement.[1705-15; OVER- + REFINEMENT]
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Overrefinement — O ver*re*fine ment, n. Excessive refinement. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overrefinement — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
overrefinement — n. excess of refinement; excessive delicacy; excessive improvement of small details … English contemporary dictionary
overrefinement — o′ver•re•fine′ment n … From formal English to slang
overrefinement — /oʊvərəˈfaɪnmənt/ (say ohvuhruh fuynmuhnt) noun excessive or unnecessary refinement …
overrefinement — noun the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean • Syn: ↑distortion, ↑straining, ↑torture, ↑twisting • Derivationally related forms: ↑twist (for: ↑twisting), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Intuition — (Roget s Thesaurus) Sophistry >The absence of reasoning. >. False or vicious reasoning PARAG:Intuition >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 1 =>{ant,476,} intuition instinct association Sgm: N 1 presentiment presentiment Sgm: N 1 rule of thumb rule… … English dictionary for students
straining — I noun 1. an intense or violent exertion (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑strain • Derivationally related forms: ↑strain, ↑strenuous (for: ↑strain), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
twisting — I noun 1. the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑distortion, ↑overrefinement, ↑straining, ↑torture • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
wiredraw — transitive verb Date: 1598 1. to draw or stretch forcibly ; elongate 2. to draw or spin out to great length, tenuity, or overrefinement ; attenuate • wiredrawer noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
