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elaborately

elaborately

11 4.5
In a way that has many small details and rich decoration
  • adverb
  • /ɪˈlæbəˌrətli/
translation icon : de forma elaborada
  • I had the sense that I was at the heart of some elaborately choreographed dance.
  • elaborately decorated
  • elaborately carved
  • elaborately sculpted

And it's based on a principle that then John later will more elaborately explain to all of us.

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Examples

  • The queen and king bowed to each other elaborately and, Alice thought, a little mockingly.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Skilled, imaginative artisans typically innovate by making expensive, elaborately carved pieces with complex painting designs.

    Academic text (2000)
  • This is an elaborately staged professional affair.

  • In the Dred Scott case, this subject of citizenship was fully and elaborately discussed.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Today, these themes are more frequently and elaborately discussed by a wider group of Arab filmmakers.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The other walls were covered with bookshelves with elaborately etched glass doors protecting them from dust.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Among such luxury items are large, elaborately decorated cotton cloths, which each lineage accumulates over the years.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Leo Frobenius, in 1910, was the first to document this historically important and elaborately decorated shrine.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Our attention is drawn to the textured forms of local beaded headdresses, elaborately plaited hairstyles, and finely detailed jewelry.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The wedding cake was elaborately decorated with intricate designs and vibrant colors.

Synonyms

thoroughly
vselaborately
259 3.5

To do something completely and carefully

adds a sense of decorative or planned complexity, not only completeness
in detail
vselaborately
77 3.1

Give all important facts so someone understands

includes that thoroughness but also stresses decorative complexity
richly
vselaborately
13 3.4

In a very fancy or expensive way

focuses more on careful, detailed complexity rather than just luxury
intricately
vselaborately
10 6.3

In a very detailed, complicated way with many small parts

adds emphasis on ornamentation and careful presentation rather than linked parts
ornately
vselaborately
2 6.0

In a very decorated way with detailed designs like carved patterns or gold

also implies careful planning and complexity beyond mere decoration
complexly
vselaborately
1 7.0

In a way that has many connected parts and is hard to understand

puts more weight on decorative care and elaborate presentation
luxuriantly
vselaborately
1 7.2

In a rich, full way that shows thick growth

adds deliberate planning and intricate complexity beyond mere abundance
opulently
vselaborately
1 7.3

In a rich and expensive way to impress people

includes ornate detail but stresses planned complexity and careful work
baroquely
vselaborately
1 9.1

In a very fancy way with many decorations

is broader and not limited to a single historical decorative style
in an elaborate way
vselaborately
4.4

With many careful details and clear planning

is the same meaning but expressed as a single word
sophisticatedly
vselaborately
7.3

In a complex and carefully made way

leans more toward ornate decoration and careful detail than refinement
ornamentally
vselaborately
7.1

In a way that makes something look nice rather than being useful

encompasses decorative use but adds planned complexity and care
fancily
vselaborately
3.9

In a decorated and stylish way

carries similar decoration but with more detailed complexity and care

Antonyms

110 1.0

You do this in a plain way without extra things

68 1.8

In a clear and obvious way that is easy to understand

How Elaborate

lavishly
11 5.6
ornately
2 6.0
elaborately
11 4.5
simply
110 1.0

Surface Forms

elaborately positive

Morphology

elaborately = elaborate (transparent) = elaborate + ly

Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'elaborate', so the meaning is directly derived from 'elaborate'.

Etymology

The word elaborately comes from the Latin elaborare, built from e- 'out' and labor 'work', the same root as the English word labor. So, to do something elaborately is to do it after a lot of careful work or with many detailed parts.