- overelaborating
- v. provide excess details; add excess details adj. excessively elaborate; too detailed
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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overelaborate — overelaborately, adv. overelaboration, overelaborateness, n. adj. /oh veuhr i lab euhr it/; v. /oh veuhr i lab euh rayt /, adj., v., overelaborated, overelaborating. adj. 1. excessively or fussily elaborate, ornate, detailed, etc. v.t. 2. to… … Universalium
overelaborate — adjective /oʊvərəˈlæbərət/ (say ohvuhruh labuhruht), / ˈlæbrət/ (say labruht) 1. excessively elaborate. –verb (overelaborated, overelaborating) –verb (t) /oʊvərəˈlæbəreɪt/ (say ohvuhruh labuhrayt) 2. to fill with excessive detail. –verb (i)… …
overelaborate — adj. excessively elaborate. Derivatives: overelaborately adv. * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: over (I) + elaborate : to elaborate too far or too much : elaborate beyond the point of need tended to overelaborate an… … Useful english dictionary
overelaboration — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: over (III) + elaboration 1. : the act or an instance of overelaborating his taste ran to extreme overelaboration Atlantic 2 … Useful english dictionary
