Flowery
['flaʊərɪ] or ['flaʊəri]
Definition
(adj.) marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details; 'a flowery speech'; 'ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato'-John Milton .
(adj.) of or relating to or suggestive of flowers; 'a flowery hat'; 'flowery wine' .
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Definition
(a.) Full of flowers; abounding with blossoms.
(a.) Highly embellished with figurative language; florid; as, a flowery style.
Editor: Vince
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Bloomy, full of flowers.[2]. Ornate, figurative, florid.
Typist: Remington
Examples
- Nay, let it wander among the flowery islands, Where I can see my home and the girl who mourns me. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Miss Keeldar was just emerging from her flowery refuge when Mr. Helstone entered the garden and met her. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- On seeing Moore's state he relieved his feelings by a little flowery language, with which it is not necessary to strew the present page. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Two columns were occupied with a highly sensational and flowery rendering of the whole incident. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
Typist: Remington