detailed
Americanadjective
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having many details.
a detailed problem.
- Synonyms:
- complicated, complex, involved
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thorough in the treatment of details; minute.
a detailed report.
- Synonyms:
- comprehensive, thorough, exhaustive
adjective
Other Word Forms
- detailedly adverb
- detailedness noun
- nondetailed adjective
- overdetailed adjective
- undetailed adjective
Etymology
Origin of detailed
Example Sentences
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The research team, led by Associate Professor Dr. Nick Pepin of the University of Portsmouth, analyzed information from global climate datasets along with detailed case studies from major mountain regions.
From Science Daily
This insight comes from one of the most detailed views ever captured of a large solar flare.
From Science Daily
“I believe the Japanese Ministry of Finance is perhaps the most attentive authority in the world when it comes to maintaining detailed and careful dialogue with market participants.”
The complaint also detailed a police interview with Busfield in which he suggested that the boys’ mother might have sought “revenge” on the director for “not bringing her kids back for the final season.”
From Los Angeles Times
When combined with advanced computer models developed at UNIGE, the data offer the most detailed look yet at atmospheric escape, a powerful process that can reshape a planet over long periods of time.
From Science Daily
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