flowery

flow·ery

adj \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

Examples of FLOWERY

1. We put two flowery prints in the dining room.
2. 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)

Related Words: affected, bloated, fancy-pants, grandiose, inflated, pompous, pretentious, stilted; excessive, flattering, fulsome; boastful, bombastic; elevated, eloquent, lofty; bookish, inkhorn, learned

Near Antonyms: prosaic, unpoetic; bald, direct, lean, matter-of-fact, plain, plainspoken, simple, spare, stark, straightforward, unadorned; natural, unaffected, unpretentious

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Rhymes with FLOWERY

cowrie, floury