marked by careful attention to detail: a detailed plan
Detailed carving on a piece of furniture.
- Furniture that is hand-carved with lots of beautiful embellishments is an example of furniture that would be described as detailed.
- A description of events that covers every single thing that happened is an example of a detailed description.
The definition of detailed is something that has many intricate and complex decorative features, or something that has many facts and is very specific and careful.
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adjective
Characterized by abundant use of detail or thoroughness of treatment: a detailed report on tax laws.
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Adjective
(comparative more detailed, superlative most detailed)
- Characterized by attention to detail and thoroughness of treatment.
Verb
- simple past tense and past participle of detail
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Sentence Examples
- She apologized that she would once again need his detailed report now that the body remained missing.
- We recognized her voice but I never said anything but my piece; the detailed tip.
- He detailed his pre-dinner conversation with Paul Dawkins.
- Palacky (1836-1867), contain detailed accounts of the career of King George of Podebrad.
- The first volume contains some French texts, and the second a detailed discussion of the various versions from the pseudo-Callisthenes downwards.
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WORDS NEAR detailed IN THE DICTIONARY
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