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FLOWERY
flowery, ornate
(adjective) marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details; “a flowery speech”; “ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato”-John Milton
flowery
(adjective) of or relating to or suggestive of flowers; “a flowery hat”; “flowery wine”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
flowery (comparative flowerier or more flowery, superlative floweriest or most flowery)
(not comparable) Pertaining to flowers.
Decorated with or abundant in flowers.
(of a speech or piece of writing) overly complicated or elaborate; with grandiloquent expressions
Synonyms: bombastic, verbose
Anagrams
• fowlery, rye wolf
Source: Wiktionary
Flow"er*y, a.
1. Full of flowers; abounding with blossoms.
2. Highly embellished with figurative language; florid; as, a flowery style. Milton. The flowery kingdom, China.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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