Both Uses of
elaborate
in
The Pigman
- She finally got out of the house again that night by performing an elaborate ritual about having to go to the library.
Chpt 7 *elaborate = detailed (perhaps complex)
- It gave me a feeling like being in Beekman's toy department to tell the truth--everything elaborately displayed.
Chpt 15elaborately = with much detail or complexity
Definition:
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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