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flowery

flo·wery

UK/ˈflaʊəɹi/ US/ˈflaʊəɹi/ uncommon informal rare

adjective

1.

marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details

  • “a flowery speech”
  • “ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato” John Milton
Synonyms
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Origin

From flower + -ery.

Phrases

  • Flowery Field
  • flowery war

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