alembicated
/ (əˈlɛmbɪˌkeɪtɪd) /
adjective
(of a literary style) excessively refined; precious
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Derived forms of alembicated
alembication, nounWords nearby alembicated
alemanni, alemannic, alembert, alembert, d', alembic, alembicated, alemán, alene, alençon, alençon lace, aleph
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Example sentences from the Web for alembicated
The purer love part of the matter is a little, as the French themselves say, "alembicated."
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1|George Saintsbury