FLOWERY
Dictionary entry overview: What does flowery mean? • FLOWERY (adjective)
The adjective FLOWERY has 2 senses:
1. of or relating to or suggestive of flowers
2. marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details
Familiarity information: FLOWERY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FLOWERY (adjective)
Meaning:
Of or relating to or suggestive of flowers
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context examples:
a flowery hat / flowery wine
Pertainym:
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Meaning:
Marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details
Synonyms:
flowery; ornate
Context examples:
a flowery speech / ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato
Similar:
rhetorical (concerned with effect or style of writing and speaking)
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