Both Uses of
elaborate
in
Beastly
- This girl thought I just had on a really elaborate costume.
Part 3 *elaborate = fancy or complicated (with many parts or details)
- The elaborate wardrobe had no effect, but at the library door, she gasped and stopped.
Part 4elaborate = having details and 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