Both Uses of
elaborate
in
Westside Story
- a boy being tripped up, or being sandbagged with a flour sack or even being spit on -all with overly elaborate apologies.†
Scene 1.1 *
- Elaborately casual, they start sauntering off as Krupke appears.
Scene 2.2 *elaborately = in an exaggerated manner
Definitions:
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(elaborate as in: an elaborate wink) to exaggerate an actioneditor's notes: At times, this sense of elaborate can further imply that an action was exaggerated by prolonging it (performing it more slowly than normal).
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(elaborate as in: elaborate on your plan) add details or explain in detail