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alembicated

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Definitions of alembicated word

  • adjective alembicated (of a literary style) excessively refined; precious 3
  • noun alembicated Over-refined; (of ideas, expressions etc.) excessively stylised. 1

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Parts of speech for Alembicated

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

alembicated popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for alembicated

adj alembicated

  • affected — If you describe someone's behaviour as affected, you disapprove of the fact that they behave in an unnatural way that is intended to impress other people.
  • artful — If you describe someone as artful, you mean that they are clever and skilful at achieving what they want, especially by deceiving people.
  • artificial — Artificial objects, materials, or processes do not occur naturally and are created by human beings, for example using science or technology.
  • chichi — If you say that something is chichi, you mean that it is pretty or stylish, especially in a way that you consider affected.
  • choosy — Someone who is choosy is difficult to please because they will only accept something if it is exactly what they want or if it is of very high quality.

Antonyms for alembicated

adj alembicated

  • useless — of no use; not serving the purpose or any purpose; unavailing or futile: It is useless to reason with him.
  • valueless — without worth or value; worthless: valueless stocks; a valueless promise.
  • worthless — without worth; of no use, importance, or value; good-for-nothing: a worthless person; a worthless contract.
  • inexpensive — not expensive; not high in price; costing little.
  • defective — If something is defective, there is something wrong with it and it does not work properly.

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