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over-elaborate

over-elaborate is the alternative form of overelaborate.

Meaning of overelaborate

Adjective

overelaborate (comparative more overelaborate, superlative most overelaborate)

  1. Excessively elaborate.
    Synonyms:
    overcomplicated

See all 2 meanings of overelaborate

Forms of over-elaborate

comparativemore over-elaborate
superlativemost over-elaborate

Questions about over-elaborate

What is over-elaborate the alternative form of?
Over-elaborate is the alternative form of overelaborate.

Words near over-elaborate in the dictionary

  1. over-egged the pudding
  2. over-egging
  3. over-egging the pudding
  4. over-eggs
  5. over-eggs the pudding
  6. over-elaborate
  7. over-enthusiastic
  8. over-estimate
  9. over-estimated
  10. over-excitement
  11. over-extension

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