overembellish

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verb

To embellish excessively.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

verboverembellish (third-person singular simple present overembellishes, present participle overembellishing, simple past and past participle overembellished)

present singular third person overembellishes · participle present overembellishing · participle past overembellished · past overembellished

  1. To embellish excessively.

Origin

Translations

Finnish koristaa liikaa, ylikoristaa
  • koristaa liikaato embellish excessively
  • ylikoristaato embellish excessively
  • ylikoristellato embellish excessively
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APA

overembellish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overembellish

MLA

“overembellish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overembellish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overembellish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overembellish.

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