All 6 Uses of
elaborate
in
The Grapes of Wrath
- " Casy suggested elaborately, "Maybe Tom'll kill the fatted calf like for the prodigal in Scripture.†
Chpt 4 *
- She dropped her weapon on the ground, and Tom, with elaborate care, picked it up and put it back in the car.†
Chpt 16
- And they made elaborate acquaintanceship gestures.†
Chpt 17
- The children moved closer with elaborate circuitousness, edging inward in long curves.†
Chpt 20
- She led him away with elaborate caution, and when they were safe, she said, "I never been to bed.†
Chpt 22
- "Here," she said with elaborate kindness.†
Chpt 30 *
Definitions:
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(elaborate as in: elaborate on your plan) add details or explain in detail
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(elaborate as in: an elaborate design) having details and complexity -- sometimes fancy or ornateeditor's notes: Depending upon it's context, this sense of elaborate can additionally imply that details make something either:
- more special than others of its kind in a good way
- more complicated than necessary in a bad way