1. covered with an excessive or unnecessary amount of gold leaf or gold coating
Usage: often used in art and decoration contexts
2. made to appear more attractive, valuable, or impressive than it actually is; excessively embellished
Usage: figurative use

Examples

• The overgilded frame was so thick with gold that it overshadowed the painting itself.
• The baroque church interior was overgilded, with gold covering nearly every surface.
• His overgilded prose made the simple story seem unnecessarily complicated.
• The overgilded decorations on the wedding cake looked gaudy rather than elegant.
• Critics complained that the restored portrait was overgilded, obscuring the original artwork.
• The overgilded promises in the advertisement failed to match the actual product quality.