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detailed

[ dih-teyld, dee-teyld ]
/ dɪˈteɪld, ˈdi teɪld /

adjective

having many details: a detailed problem.
thorough in the treatment of details; minute: a detailed report.

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Origin of detailed

First recorded in 1730–40; detail + -ed2

SYNONYMS FOR detailed

1 involved, complex, complicated.
2 itemized, particularized; exhaustive, thorough, comprehensive.

OTHER WORDS FROM detailed

Words nearby detailed

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British Dictionary definitions for non-detailed

detailed
/ (ˈdiːteɪld) /

adjective

having many details or giving careful attention to detailsa detailed list of the ingredients required
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