overrefined as an adjective: - 1
overrefined
adjective
1 overrefined
Excessively delicate or refined.
synonym: superfine.
Roget 477:
intuitive,
instinctive,
impulsive;
independent of reason,
anterior to reason;
gratuitous,
hazarded;
unconnected.
unreasonable,
illogical,
false,
unsound,
invalid;
unwarranted,
not following;
inconsequent,
inconsequential;
inconsistent;
absonous†,
absonant†;
unscientific;
untenable,
inconclusive,
incorrect;
fallacious,
fallible;
groundless,
unproved;
non sequitur [Lat.],
it does not follow.
deceptive,
sophistical,
jesuitical;
illusive,
illusory;
specious,
hollow,
plausible,
ad captandum [Lat.],
evasive;
irrelevant
etc.
10.
weak,
feeble,
poor,
flimsy,
loose,
vague.
irrational;
nonsensical
etc.
(absurd)
497.
foolish
etc.
(imbecile)
499;
frivolous,
pettifogging,
quibbling;
finespun†,
overrefined†.
at the end of one's tether,
au bout de son latin.
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