Elaborately

adv

adv ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an elaborate manner.

    "Glamour for its own sake is not something I have ever been particularly interested in," Stella McCartney said backstage after her catwalk show. Which could sound like a facetious statement from a fashion designer who was, at that moment, standing among the marble-slabbed floors, elaborately frescoed ceilings and giant chandeliers of the Palais Garnier opera house, where the show was staged."

Adverb
  1. 1
    with elaboration wordnet

Synonyms

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extravagantlygrandlyimpressivelyin an elaborate wayin elaborate wayintricately

Example

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"The prince asked for her hand in marriage in an elaborately planned proposal on the yacht."

Etymology

From elaborate + -ly.

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