Both Uses of
elaborate
in
Jacob Have I Loved
- I had clearly gotten the best of her, so I sobered to an elaborate caricature of humility.
Chpt 4 *elaborate = exaggerated
- He coughed and then elaborately refilled and lit his pipe.
Chpt 19elaborately = in an exaggerated manner
Definition:
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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).