flowery
AdjectiveUS[flou-er-ee]/ˈflaʊɚi/3 syllables
Synonyms:
ornate
Open English WordNet
Adjective (2)
- of or relating to or suggestive of flowers“a flowery hat”“flowery wine”Relating to flower
- marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details“a flowery speech”“ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato — John Milton”Synonyms: ornateOpposite unrhetoricalSimilar rhetorical
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Flow′er·y adjective
1. Full of flowers; abounding with blossoms.
2. Highly embellished with figurative language; florid; as, a flowery style. John Milton
The flowery kingdom, China.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54