All 5 Uses of
elaborate
in
Early Cases Of Hercule Poirot
- Very elaborate, the costume of Punchinello-ruffles and frills, a hump, a high hat.
Chpt 1 *elaborate = having many complex details
- Yes, as I thought, very elaborate.
Chpt 1elaborate = having details and complexity
- But with his elaborate costume, it was clearly impossible that he could have doubled the roles of Punchinello and Harlequin.
Chpt 1
- After completing an elaborate outdoor toilet, we set off for Netherall Road.
Chpt 3
- So he arranges an elaborate masquerade.†
Chpt 6 *
Definitions:
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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
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(elaborate as in: elaborate on your plan) add details or explain in detail