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over-elaborate
(over-elabor¦ate)
Pronunciation:
/əʊv(ə)rɪˈlab(ə)rət/
adjective
excessively elaborate:
a courtly, over-elaborate speech
the new structure was criticized as over-elaborate
verb
[
with object
]
explain or treat in excessive detail:
if they don’t over-elaborate the story I don’t question it
Derivatives
over-elaborately
adverb
over-elaboration
noun
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