Inelaborate

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not elaborate; crude; unfinished.
Adjective
  1. 1
    not elaborate; lacking rich or complex detail wordnet

Synonyms

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plainunelaborateunelaborate

Etymology

First attested in 1650; from in- + elaborate, from Latin ēlabōrātus.

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