alembicated

/ (əˈlɛmbɪˌkeɪtɪd) /

adjective

(of a literary style) excessively refined; precious

Nearby words

alemanni, alemannic, alembert, alembert, d', alembic, alembicated, alemán, alene, alençon, alençon lace, aleph

Derived Forms

alembication, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Examples 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