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as in rhetoric
full of fine words and fancy expressions
the flowery verses that always appear on valentines
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Recent Examples of flowery
The Au Sable Light Station, built in 1874, stands near a flowery field, June 12.
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Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
Join 1 other in the comments View Comments If the metaphor is too flowery for you, pick another.
—David G. Allan, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Upton's winning entry wore a rainbow skirt, a neon green shirt, a flowery cardigan, sparkly teal shoes and a knit cap imprinted with the nose and whiskers of a cat.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 26 Nov. 2024
Unlike Woolf's flowery, ornate prose, West is far more straightforward.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2024
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Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
Join 1 other in the comments View Comments If the metaphor is too flowery for you, pick another.
—David G. Allan, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Upton's winning entry wore a rainbow skirt, a neon green shirt, a flowery cardigan, sparkly teal shoes and a knit cap imprinted with the nose and whiskers of a cat.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 26 Nov. 2024
Unlike Woolf's flowery, ornate prose, West is far more straightforward.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flowery
Adjective
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In the container where some of her remains were originally found in 1997, there was also gold jewelry, a red towel and a floral pillowcase, authorities said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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In the container where some of her remains were originally found, gold jewelry, a red towel and a floral pillowcase were also recovered, authorities said.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Public media, because of the taxpayer subsidy, hits a rhetorical sweet spot for the president.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
29 Apr. 2025
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The 2024 Presidential campaign itself involved deafening, five-alarm rhetorical fires.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Upon its arrival at your table, a server will present for inspection an ornate silver dagger, pull it with a flourish from its curved sheath, and proceed to saw off the head of the Mother at approximately her Tropic of Cancer.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
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Its once-rich timber and cotton shipping industries gave the town a big boom during the mid 19th century, and the resulting ornate Victorian homes and grand architecture are stunning vestiges of that time.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2025
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Each ring is made of sterling silver with 18 purple amethyst gemstones and 74 genuine diamonds.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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In the center of the spacious courtyard, a trickling fountain provides a soothing soundtrack amid pots of fuchsia and purple petunias and pale blue hydrangeas.—
Jennifer Kester,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Flowery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flowery. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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