CHURRIGUERESQUE
baroque, churrigueresque, churrigueresco
(adjective) having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation; “the building...frantically baroque”-William Dean Howells
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
Churrigueresque (not comparable)
(architecture) Relating to a Spanish baroque architectural style that started in the late 17th century to the early 18th century; characterized by flamboyant ornamentation
Source: Wiktionary
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OSTENSIBLE
(adjective) appearing as such but not necessarily so; “for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent”; “the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies”; “the ostensible truth of their theories”; “his seeming honesty”
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