adjective
: 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
adjective
: 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
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012