alembicated
adjective
alem·bi·cat·ed
ə-ˈlem-bə-ˌkā-təd
: 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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