Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for decorative

decorative

adjective as in beautifying

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

By 2011, the West African black rhino was officially declared extinct, thanks to poachers who mercilessly killed them for their horns—which people then use for decorative carvings and grind into powder for medicines.

Read more on Literature

Serif—a family of typeface known for small lines and decorative “wings”—has gone mainstream.

A decorative plate stolen from a dining hall by a University of Cambridge student more than 100 years ago has finally been returned.

Read more on BBC

The rest of the home is already decked out for Thanksgiving with ceramic pumpkins and strings of orange and gold decorative foliage.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Work on decorative details, sculptures and a stairway leading to the building's main entrance is expected to continue over the next decade.

Read more on BBC

Advertisement

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement