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Elaborate vs Costumey - What's the difference?

elaborate | costumey |

As adjectives the difference between elaborate and costumey

is that elaborate is highly complex, detailed, or sophisticated while costumey is (slang|of clothing) overly elaborate, like a costume.

As a verb elaborate

is (used with'' on ''when used with an object ) to give further detail or explanation (about).

elaborate

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Highly complex, detailed, or sophisticated.
  • :
  • Intricate, fancy, flashy, or showy.
  • :
  • *
  • *:The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.

    • Verb

    (elaborat)
  • (used with'' on ''when used with an object ) To give further detail or explanation (about).
    • What do you mean you didn't come home last night? Would you care to elaborate ?
    Could you elaborate on the plot for your novel for me?

    costumey

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (slang, of clothing) Overly elaborate, like a costume.
  • * 2004 , Paris Hilton, Merle Ginsberg, Jeff Vespa, Confessions of an heiress
    • But I get bored fast, and I wear more costumey clothes — wild, crazy, funky stuff from all kinds of shops on Melrose or downtown Manhattan.
  • * 2005 , April Masini, Think and Date Like a Man
    • Flappers and prohibition are not that interesting and anything too long will look costumey instead of fashionable...