alem·bi·cat·ed
| \ ə-ˈlem-bə-ˌkā-təd \
Definition of alembicated
: 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
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The first known use of alembicated was in 1786
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