overrefine

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Definition of overrefine in English English dictionary

refine too much or with excess of subtlety; "He is overrefining this matter

{f} overly refine; be excessively or undesirably fastidious about small refinements (especially regarding subtle points of an argument)

To refine too much

To refine to an excessive degree

Hyphenation

o·ver·re·fine

Tenses

overrefining, overrefined