overelaborate

overelaborate
overelaborately, adv.overelaboration, overelaborateness, n.
adj. /oh"veuhr i lab"euhr it/; v. /oh'veuhr i lab"euh rayt'/, adj., v., overelaborated, overelaborating.
adj.
1. excessively or fussily elaborate, ornate, detailed, etc.
v.t.
2. to render or present with excessive or fussy detail: He so overelaborates his jokes that they lose their humor.
v.i.
3. to add excessive details, as in writing or speaking: He overelaborates to an extent that his novels must be cut radically before being published.
[OVER- + ELABORATE]

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