alembicated

adjective

alem·​bi·​cat·​ed

ə-ˈlem-bə-ˌkā-təd

: overrefined as if by excessive distillation : excessively subtle : precious

highly sophisticated and alembicated poetry

—Richard Aldington

the alembicated, the etiolate, the highly elaborated

—Eric Partridge

Word History

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined above

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