1. to decorate or embellish excessively; to add too many ornamental details to something

1. excessive or superfluous ornamentation; decoration that is too elaborate or abundant

Examples

• The designer warned against overornament, preferring clean lines and minimal detail.
• She tends to overornament her writing with too many adjectives and flowery phrases.
• The baroque building suffered from overornament that obscured its original architectural form.
• Modern interior design often rejects the overornament of Victorian style.
• He overornamented the cake with so much frosting that you could barely taste the sponge.
• The overornament on the dress made it look cluttered rather than elegant.