adjective
Other Word Forms
- decoratively adverb
- decorativeness noun
- nondecorative adjective
- overdecorative adjective
- overdecoratively adverb
- overdecorativeness noun
- undecorative adjective
Etymology
Origin of decorative
Example Sentences
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Behind her, near family photos and decorative bowls of candy, sat a sign that read, “IF NOT NOW, WHEN?”
Featuring a decorative eagle perched on top, the bell stands on two legs and can fit on a tabletop.
From Los Angeles Times
While mostly decorative, they serve as a pedestrian entryway and contain conical conference rooms.
From Los Angeles Times
The archbishop was free to configure it as a workplace, to choose its decorative furnishings and its degree of illumination.
Decorations featured a giant Lego portrait of her 79-year-old husband, a huge gingerbread White House, thousands of decorative butterflies, and more than 50 Christmas trees in the first holiday season of the president's second term.
From Barron's
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