overelaborated

But Patrick Benson illustrates the tale with captivating ink-and-watercolor pictures that help to make up for the weaknesses of a text that is at times cutesy and overelaborated.

2008 July 18 « One-Minute Book Reviews 2008

But Patrick Benson illustrates the tale with captivating ink-and-watercolor pictures that help to make up for the weaknesses of a text that is at times cutesy and overelaborated.

‘Owl Babies’ — A Picture Book That Sets the Stage for Bedtime « One-Minute Book Reviews 2008

But if they are overelaborated, the whole performance becomes automatic and dull.

The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 United States. Dept. of Defense

All the government bureaus, even when applying the necessary safeguards such as have been described, are more or less prone to fall into an overelaborated system of routine.

Red Tape in Washington 1916