inelaborate

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adjective

Not elaborate; crude; unfinished.

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unelaborateplain
OriginLatin ēlabōrātus →
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Meanings

adjectiveinelaborate (comparative more inelaborate, superlative most inelaborate)

comparative more inelaborate · superlative most inelaborate

  1. Not elaborate; crude; unfinished.

    Synonyms: unelaborate

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot elaborate; crude; unfinished.

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unelaborate

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivenot elaborate; lacking rich or complex detail

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unelaborateplain
Also see
unelaborate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinēlabōrātus
  2. Englishinelaborate

First attested in 1650; from in- + elaborate, from Latin ēlabōrātus.

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APA

inelaborate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inelaborate

MLA

“inelaborate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inelaborate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inelaborate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inelaborate.

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