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Definition of overembellish in English: overembellishverbəʊvərɪmˈbɛlɪʃəʊvərɛmˈbɛlɪʃˌōvərəmˈbeliSH [with object]Make (something) too ornate or complicated. use your imagination, but do not overembellish the presentation Example sentencesExamples - The overembellished coconut cheesecake is bland stuff.
- Some of chemistry's popular tales are probably outright fabrication, the product of wishful thinking, over-embellished recollection, wilful self-aggrandisement or a skewed historical agenda.
- Cooked to perfection on the bone and not over-embellished, the truffle oil was a curious addition, which nonetheless worked for me.
- The Warne story is well known, and just as regularly over-embellished.
- Whilst a cynic might argue it was all a little over the top, the overall impression was that the speeches didn't over-embellish the man or his achievements.
- In the past she cleverly stayed ahead of the game by overembellishing the dresses and decking them in fur.
- The Importance of Being Earnest plays like an over-embellished cake that topples under the weight of its own decoration.
- Wilson may be guilty of overembellishing his case on several minor points, but on the central question he brought up he was right.
- The entrees tend to be overworked and overembellished, perhaps a holdover from the chef's stint doing fancy hotel food.
- I was similarly uncharmed by the promising sounding mini ice-cream sandwiches, which seemed overembellished and not freshly made.
Synonyms exaggerate, overstate, do to death, overemphasize, overplay, go overboard with, dramatize, overdramatize
Derivatives noun The speed at which these small pieces of furniture are made leave little room for overembellishment. Example sentencesExamples - He rarely engages in the hyperbole or overembellishment so characteristic of many sportswriters.
- She wrote succinctly and on-topic without overembellishment.
- Her designs are deceptively simple, allowing the action to proceed without over-embellishment.
- When acquiring what is essentially a working tool, you should be wary of overembellishment.
Definition of overembellish in US English: overembellishverbˌōvərəmˈbeliSH [with object]Make (something) too ornate or complicated. use your imagination, but do not overembellish the presentation Example sentencesExamples - Wilson may be guilty of overembellishing his case on several minor points, but on the central question he brought up he was right.
- I was similarly uncharmed by the promising sounding mini ice-cream sandwiches, which seemed overembellished and not freshly made.
- Some of chemistry's popular tales are probably outright fabrication, the product of wishful thinking, over-embellished recollection, wilful self-aggrandisement or a skewed historical agenda.
- In the past she cleverly stayed ahead of the game by overembellishing the dresses and decking them in fur.
- Cooked to perfection on the bone and not over-embellished, the truffle oil was a curious addition, which nonetheless worked for me.
- The overembellished coconut cheesecake is bland stuff.
- The Warne story is well known, and just as regularly over-embellished.
- Whilst a cynic might argue it was all a little over the top, the overall impression was that the speeches didn't over-embellish the man or his achievements.
- The Importance of Being Earnest plays like an over-embellished cake that topples under the weight of its own decoration.
- The entrees tend to be overworked and overembellished, perhaps a holdover from the chef's stint doing fancy hotel food.
Synonyms exaggerate, overstate, do to death, overemphasize, overplay, go overboard with, dramatize, overdramatize
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