overgilded
/ˌoʊvərˈɡɪldɪd/
adjective
- Covered with too much gold or excessive decoration; overly ornate.
- The palace had overgilded ceilings that hurt the eyes.
- The overgilded mirror looked cheap despite the real gold.
- She rejected the overgilded invitation, preferring something simpler.
Antonyms
verb
- Past tense and past participle of overgild.
- They overgilded the entire chapel in the 18th century.
- He overgilded the picture frame last weekend.
- The artist had overgilded the vase before realizing it was a mistake.