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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THOUGHTFULLY

(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”


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