Word: overrefining
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: o
ver
re
fi
ning
Definition: Present participle of overrefine; refine too much or with excess of subtlety
Morphemes:
Affix: over-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: excessively
Affix: re-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: a completive or intensification of the base; up, a-, out
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: back, backwards
Affix: fine
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Showy; overdecorated.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.