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de⋅tailed

  [di-teyld, dee-teyld]
Use detailed in a Sentence
–adjective
1. having many details: a detailed problem.
2. thorough in the treatment of details; minute: a detailed report.
Origin:
1730–40; detail + -ed 2

Related forms:
de⋅tailed⋅ly  [di-teyld-lee, -tey-lid-] , adverb
de⋅tailed⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. involved, complex, complicated. 2. itemized, particularized; exhaustive, thorough, comprehensive.

de⋅tail

  [n. di-teyl, dee-teyl; v. di-teyl]
–noun
1. an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
2. particulars collectively; minutiae.
3. attention to or treatment of a subject in individual or minute parts: to postpone detail and concentrate on a subject as a whole.
4. intricate, finely wrought decoration.
5. Engineering. detail drawing.
6. any small section of a larger structure or whole, considered as a unit.
7. Military.
a. an appointment or assignment, as of a small group or an officer, for a special task.
b. the party or person so selected: the kitchen detail.
c. a particular assignment of duty.
8. the property of an image or of a method of image production to make small, closely spaced image elements individually distinguishable.
–verb (used with object)
9. to relate or report with complete particulars; tell fully and distinctly.
10. to mention one by one; specify; list: He detailed the events leading up to the robbery.
11. Military. to appoint or assign for some particular duty: We were detailed to patrol the border.
12. to provide with intricate, finely wrought decoration: lingerie detailed with lace and embroidery.
—Idiom
13. in detail, item by item; with particulars: The résumé stated his qualifications in detail.
Origin:
1595–1605; < F détail, OF, n. deriv. of detailler to cut in pieces, equiv. to de- dis- 1 + tailler to cut < VL *taliāre; see tailor

Synonyms:
10. itemize, enumerate, catalog.
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de·tail   (dĭ-tāl', dē'tāl')   
n.  
  1. An individual part or item; a particular. See Synonyms at item.
  2. Particulars considered individually and in relation to a whole: careful attention to detail.
  3. A minor or an inconsequential item or aspect; a minutia: skipped the details to get to the main point.
  4. A minute or thorough treatment or account: went into detail about his travels.
    1. A discrete part or portion of a work, such as a painting, building, or decorative object, especially when considered in isolation.
    2. A representation of such a part or portion: a detail of a Rembrandt portrait illustrating the technique of chiaroscuro.
    3. A small elaborated element of a work of art, craft, or design.
    4. Such elements considered together: the intricate detail of a rococo altarpiece.
    5. The rendering of artistic detail: the fine detail of the painter's brushwork.
    6. The selection of one or more troops for a particular duty, usually a fatigue duty.
    7. The personnel so selected.
    8. The duty assigned: garbage detail.
    1. A small elaborated element of a work of art, craft, or design.
    2. Such elements considered together: the intricate detail of a rococo altarpiece.
    3. The rendering of artistic detail: the fine detail of the painter's brushwork.
    4. The selection of one or more troops for a particular duty, usually a fatigue duty.
    5. The personnel so selected.
    6. The duty assigned: garbage detail.
    1. The selection of one or more troops for a particular duty, usually a fatigue duty.
    2. The personnel so selected.
    3. The duty assigned: garbage detail.
tr.v.   (dĭ-tāl') de·tailed, de·tail·ing, de·tails
  1. To report or relate minutely or in particulars.
  2. To name or state explicitly: detailed the charges against the defendant.
  3. To provide with artistic or decorative detail: detailed the quilt with colorful appliqué.
  4. To select and dispatch for a particular duty.
  5. To clean (a car interior, for example) meticulously.

[French détail, from Old French detail, a piece cut off, from detaillir, to cut up : de-, de- + tailler, taillier, to cut; see tailor.]
de·tail'er n.
de·tailed   (dĭ-tāld', dē'tāld')   
adj.  Characterized by abundant use of detail or thoroughness of treatment: a detailed report on the state of the economy.
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