Overelaborate

adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To elaborate excessively; to go into too much detail.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Excessively elaborate.

Synonyms

All synonyms
affectedarabesqueartificialbaroquebedizenedbig-sounding

Etymology

From over- + elaborate.

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