flowery
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adjective \ˈflau̇(-ə)r-ē\Definition of FLOWERY
1
: of, relating to, or resembling flowers
2
: marked by or given to rhetorical elegance <flowery speeches>
— flow·er·i·ly \ˈflau̇(-ə)r-ə-lē\ adverb
— flow·er·i·ness noun
See Examples of FLOWERY
- We put two flowery prints in the dining room.
- He gave a long, flowery speech.
First Known Use of FLOWERY
14th century
Related to FLOWERY
- Synonyms
- aureate, florid, grandiloquent, highfalutin (also hifalutin), high-flown, high-sounding, magnific, ornate, purple, rhetorical (also rhetoric)
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