decorative
adjective
serving or tending to decorate.
undecorative
-
a word derived from
decorative.
Example Sentences
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This bleak little story about a criminal who fell in love with the abused wife of the prison warden could have been made credible only by thoughtful, undecorative realism.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was a rash man who ranked the flying buttresses as a sign of defective construction, indicating structural weakness, meaningless and undecorative ornament, and what not.
From The Cathedrals of Northern France by Blanche McManus
The difference between decorative and undecorative work is clearly explained with the aid of many illustrations, and these are of the right size for tracing and working.
From Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers by Talbot Hughes
The only plain and undecorative objects in the room were the two telephones standing at one side of the desk.
From The Gray Phantom by Herman Landon
Steve lurched to his feet, thrusting an undecorative face over the table.
From The Desire of the Moth; and the Come On by Eugene Manlove Rhodes
