decorative

adjective

dec·o·ra·tive | \ˈde-k(ə-)rə-tiv,

ˈde-kə-ˌrā-\

Definition of decorative

: serving to decorate especially : purely ornamental

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Examples of decorative in a Sentence

We added some decorative details to the room. The handles are decorative and practical.

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The line features bedding, decorative pillows, and curtains in a variety of colors, patterns, and textures. — Megan Friedman, House Beautiful, "‘Pioneer Woman’ Star Ree Drummond’s Fall Bedding Line Perfectly Captures Her Style," 25 Oct. 2018 From overhang, with 3/4-inch decorative cookie cutter, cut 40 shapes, rerolling if necessary, for decorating rim of pie later. — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, "Brown Sugar Pecan Pie," 23 Oct. 2018 Or set up a stocking holder that doubles as a decorative piece fit for any home. — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, "Christmas Tree Shops Just Released Its Holiday Decor and We Want Everything," 13 Oct. 2018 But the score of figurative, abstract, high-concept and decorative pieces from the last hundred-odd years that Mr. Fischli has pulled out of the museum’s permanent collection to show alongside the painting really do answer the question. — New York Times, "The Art of Staying Cool: 10 Can’t-Miss Summer Shows in New York," 4 July 2018 Key features: Beautiful Indian Village house with extensive gardens front and back, a koi pond and a new decorative wood fence. — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, "Indian Village home with gardens, koi pond is groomed to the gills," 19 May 2018 For Oquendo, having a storage unit full of makeup—with fairy lights and decorative lanterns to boot—was a necessity. — Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, "Go Inside Celebrity Makeup Artist Vincent Oquendo's Dreamy Beauty Stash," 23 Oct. 2018 The most unique is the Advanced Electrodeposition (AED) finish, which looks like a matte ceramic finish and is durable as well as decorative. — Melissa Riofrio, PCWorld, "The HP Chromebook x360 14 is a premium convertible missing one thing," 8 Oct. 2018 My two favorite stacks are the utilitarian end-pillar and a decorative German type known as a holzhaus, or wood house, which makes a smaller footprint than the end-pillar stack with the same volume of material. — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, "The Right Way to Stack Firewood," 28 Sep. 2018

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