flowery

[flou-uh-ree]

adjective

flowerier, floweriest 

1. covered with or having many flowers.

2. decorated with floral designs.

3. rhetorically ornate or precious.

   flowery language.

   Synonyms: elaborate, showy, florid

4. resembling a flower in fragrance.

   a Rhine wine with a flowery aroma.

flowery

/ ˈflaʊərɪ /

adjective

1. abounding in flowers

2. decorated with flowers or floral patterns

3. like or suggestive of flowers

   a flowery scent

4. (of language or style) elaborate; ornate

Other Word Forms

• flowerily adverb
• floweriness noun
• unflowery adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of flowery¹

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; flower, -y ¹

Synonym Study

See bombastic.

Example Sentences

He has proposed marriage to her in the most flowery terms, but I am sure he is only after her fortune.

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Gardens of corals and sponges and flowery sea anemones clung to the rocks and danced in the whirling currents.

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The robot heard classical music, she smelled flowery perfume, and when her eyes opened she saw a wrinkled face.

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A woman had a 9mm pistol in a holster strapped on over her flowery dress.

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"Zhao's ban has been served and he is perfectly entitled to be competing again, but I've found the flowery language since his return somewhat befuddling given the circumstances," said snooker journalist Nick Metcalfe.

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