overelaborate
Use Overelaborate in a sentence
o·ver·e·lab·o·rate
[adj. oh-ver-i-lab-er-it; v. oh-ver-i-lab-uh-reyt] adjective, verb, o·ver·e·lab·o·rat·ed, o·ver·e·lab·o·rat·ing. 
vər adjective
1.
excessively or fussily elaborate, ornate, detailed, etc.
verb (used with object)
2.
to render or present with excessive or fussy detail: He so overelaborates his jokes that they lose their humor.
verb (used without object)
3.
to add excessive details, as in writing or speaking: He overelaborates to an extent that his novels must be cut radically before being published.
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| overelaborate | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | excessively ornate, detailed, or complex |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (tr) to detail or develop (an idea, plan, etc) excessively |
| overelabo'ration | |
| —n | |
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Overelaborate
has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells. |
Example sentences
It ought not to look overelaborate, even though it is spangled with silver or crystal or is made of sheer lace.
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