"overelaborate" meaning in All languages combined

See overelaborate on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more overelaborate [comparative], most overelaborate [superlative]
Etymology: over- + elaborate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|elaborate}} over- + elaborate Head templates: {{en-adj}} overelaborate (comparative more overelaborate, superlative most overelaborate)
  1. Excessively elaborate. Synonyms: overcomplicated
    Sense id: en-overelaborate-en-adj-P8BVwgPK

Verb [English]

Forms: overelaborates [present, singular, third-person], overelaborating [participle, present], overelaborated [participle, past], overelaborated [past]
Etymology: over- + elaborate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|elaborate}} over- + elaborate Head templates: {{en-verb}} overelaborate (third-person singular simple present overelaborates, present participle overelaborating, simple past and past participle overelaborated)
  1. To elaborate excessively; to go into too much detail. Related terms: overelaboration, belabour, explicate
    Sense id: en-overelaborate-en-verb-0YV~0V1o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 34 66

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