1. The compulsive pursuit of perfection or extreme attention to detail in a particular area, often to an excessive or unhealthy degree
His obsessive refinement of the recipe took years to perfect.
Seu refinamento obsessivo da receita levou anos para aperfeiçoar.
2. An unhealthy fixation on improving or perfecting something beyond practical necessity
The designer's obsessive refinement of every pixel made the project take twice as long.
O refinamento obsessivo do designer de cada pixel fez o projeto levar o dobro do tempo.