All 5 Uses of
elaborate
in
Harry Potter (#5) and the Order of the Phoenix
- A plump witch carrying a smoking goblet entered the lift at that moment, and Mr Weasley did not elaborate.†
Chpt 7
- There were about fifty of them, all, as far as he could see, wearing plum-coloured robes with an elaborately worked silver 'W on the left-hand side of the chest and all staring down their noses at him, some with very austere expressions, others looks of frank curiosity.†
Chpt 8 *
- Then he turned to Ron, ready to exchange the exasperated looks they sometimes shared when Hermione elaborated on far-fetched schemes like SPEW To Harrys consternation, however, Ron did not look exasperated.†
Chpt 15 *
- The hair that had once been set in elaborate curls now hung lank and unkempt around her face.†
Chpt 25
- Harry and Hermione looked at each other, startled, but Hagrid, scowling, did not elaborate.†
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