Meanings
adjectiveelaborative (comparative more elaborative, superlative most elaborative)
comparative more elaborative · superlative most elaborative
- Serving to elaborate.
On the complex workout “A Whole New You,” he shifted between percussive accents and elaborative filigree, in a way that matched the flow of Mr. Frahm’s solo.
2007 May 5, Nate Chinen, “A Young Saxophonist in Good Post-Bop Company”, in New York Times
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elaborative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elaborative.
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