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flowery
adjective flow·ery \ˈflau̇(-ə)r-ē\
: filled with flowers
: decorated with pictures of flowers
: smelling like a flower : having a sweet smell like a flower
Full Definition of FLOWERY
1
: of, relating to, or resembling flowers
2
: marked by or given to rhetorical elegance <flowery speeches>
— flow·er·i·ly \ˈflau̇(-ə)r-ə-lē\ adverb
— flow·er·i·ness noun
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First Known Use of FLOWERY
14th century
Related to FLOWERY
- Synonyms
- aureate, florid, grandiloquent, highfalutin (also hifalutin), high-flown, high-sounding, magnific, ornate, purple, rhetorical (also rhetoric)
FLOWERY Defined for Kids
flowery
adjective flow·ery \ˈflau̇-ə-rē\
flow·er·i·erflow·er·i·est
Definition of FLOWERY for Kids
1
: full of or covered with flowers
2
: full of fancy words <flowery language>
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