flowery
adjective
flow·ery
ˈflau̇(-ə)r-ē 
1
: of, relating to, or resembling flowers
2
: marked by or given to rhetorical elegance
flowery speeches
floweriness
noun
Examples of flowery in a Sentence
We put two flowery prints in the dining room.
He gave a long, flowery speech.
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New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
From the courtroom to morning TV with Gayle King, Cardi B seems almost pathologically incapable of piling on all that flowery pretense.
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—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
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New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Festival highlights include the giant mum arch and other flowery displays–perfect for photos–as well as the sheer variety of shopping from more than 300 vendors.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
From the courtroom to morning TV with Gayle King, Cardi B seems almost pathologically incapable of piling on all that flowery pretense.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
The language is considerably less flowery and formal than in Ibsen’s original, and each character is much more approachable, successfully bridging the cultural distance between then and now.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flowery
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“Flowery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flowery. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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flowery
adjective
flow·ery
ˈflau̇(-ə)r-ē
flowerier; floweriest
1
: full of or covered with flowers
2
: full of fine words or phrases
flowery language
floweriness
noun
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