All 3 Uses
elaborate
in
A Raisin in the Sun
(Edited)
- Brother isn't really crazy yet he—he's an elaborate neurotic.
Scene 1.1 *elaborate = exaggerated (or with lots of detail)
- [As Ruth opens her gift from Travis] ...and lifts out an elaborate, but very elaborate, wide gardening hat, and all the adults break up at the sight of it
Scene 2.3 *elaborate = having details and complexity
- (She does and lifts out an elaborate, but very elaborate, wide gardening hat, and all the adults break up at the sight of it) RUTH: Travis, honey, what is that?
Scene 2.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(elaborate as in: elaborate on your plan) add details or explain in detail
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(2)
(elaborate as in: an elaborate design) having details and complexity -- sometimes fancy or ornateDepending 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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(3)
(elaborate as in: an elaborate wink) to exaggerate an actionAt 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)