Definitions

flowery

[flou-uh-ree] / ˈflaʊ ə ri /

ADJECTIVE

ornate, especially referring to speech or writing

Synonyms

WEAK

aureate baroque bombastic declamatory diffuse embellished euphemistic euphuistic fancy figurative florid grandiloquent high-flown magniloquent ornamented overwrought prolix purple redundant rhetorical rococo sonorous swollen verbose windy wordy

Antonyms

WEAK

inelaborate plain unembellished unflowery unornate

Example Sentences

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Because of this, she dressed in "soft, flowery, not particularly fashion-forward" clothes.

From BBC

Frills of flowery orange silk tumbled to the floor, the glossy fabric whispering about me.

From Literature

She was convinced most people were sheep — including those who loved the flowery writing and cheesy romance plots of her novels.

From Los Angeles Times

He has proposed marriage to her in the most flowery terms, but I am sure he is only after her fortune.

From Literature

Gardens of corals and sponges and flowery sea anemones clung to the rocks and danced in the whirling currents.

From Literature

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