<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>excessively or fussily elaborate; ornate; detailed.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object)<ul><li>overelaborated, overelaborating: to render or present with excessive or fussy detail: He so overelaborates his jokes that they lose their humor.</li></ul></li><li>(used without object)<ul><li>overelaborated, overelaborating: to add excessive details, as in writing or speaking: He overelaborates to an extent that his novels must be cut radically before being published.</li></ul></li></ul>