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Definition of "over-embellished" [over-embellished]

  • Marked by elaborate rhetoric and many figures of speech. (adjective)

Gnu Collaboartive International Dictionary of English: licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

Use "over-embellished" in a sentence
  • "The second, quieter faction, are those who are fascinated with the case but believe that it was a hoax or that the story was grossly over-embellished, and I think this group, like myself, are more interested in the murders that prompted the whole case."
  • "When one over-embellished shirt style sold poorly at Atrium, a store in New York, Five Four took it back and sent other shirts."
  • "Oh, the general concepts appeal to me--the peasant skirts, the flowy shapes and gypsyish attitude, but it's all over-embellished and overwrought with beading and sequins and tacky lace."