overelaborate

See also: over-elaborate

English

Etymology

over- +‎ elaborate

Adjective

overelaborate (comparative more overelaborate, superlative most overelaborate)

1. Excessively elaborate.

Synonyms

• overcomplicated

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

See also

• belabour
• explicate