as in ornate
elaborately and often excessively decorated
the room was so overdecorated that no one thing was shown to its best advantage
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Adjective
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Join the crowds taking photos of the ornate building from the piazza, and then ascend to the terrace to marvel at the 135 gargoyles and other carvings up close and take in the city’s skyline.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
AFAR Media,
3 Oct. 2025 -
The Japandi design style—a hybrid of Japanese and Scandinavian styles—has clean lines and a minimalist aesthetic that’s ideal for small entryways where a larger or more ornate style would overpower the space.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Oct. 2025
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The decorated soccer played added several snaps of him and Harper embracing one another throughout the years, including an adorable photo of Harper as a toddler with a pacifier in her mouth hugging David.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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However, the shorter, decorated sword likely wasn’t functional.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 May 2025
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From baroque palaces to Bauhaus, Germany offers a journey through centuries of creativity, innovation, and imagination.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
18 Sep. 2025
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Subsequent reports revealed that Bolsonaro and his allies had devised a baroque plot to regain power, which included jailing and possibly murdering their political opponents.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Overdecorated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdecorated. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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