All 4 Uses of "elaborate" in "Naked in Death"

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All 4 Uses

elaborate
in
Naked in Death
(Edited)

Resigned, she rose and faced an elaborately dressed hair, flowing back from a painfully thin face echoed the hue of his slacks.
Chpt 1

elaborately = with much detail or complexity
In contrast to the elaborate living area, this was spartan.
Chpt 2

elaborate = having details and complexity
She eyed the gold foil and elaborate bow on the package she held with more suspicion than pleasure.
Chpt 4 *

elaborate = fancy (complicated or special)
I can elaborate and add that I prefer a different type of bedmate, and that I prefer to make my own moves.
Chpt 5 *

elaborate = add detail (to what's been said)

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Definitions:

(1) (elaborate as in: elaborate on your plan)
add details or explain in detail
(2) (elaborate as in: an elaborate design)
having details and complexity -- sometimes fancy or ornate
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
or:
- more complicated than necessary in a bad way
(3) (elaborate as in: an elaborate wink)
to exaggerate an action

At times, this sense of elaborate can further imply that an action was exaggerated by prolonging it (performing it more slowly than normal).
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)