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   Flow·er·y

   /ˈflou(ə)rē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. full of, resembling, or smelling of flowers: "a flowery meadow" Similar floralflower-coveredflower-patterned
   • ▪ (of a style of speech or writing) full of elaborate or literary words and phrases: "flowery language" Similar floridflamboyanthigh-flownhigh-soundingmagniloquentgrandiloquentornatefancybaroqueorotundrhetoricaloratoricalbombasticlaboredstrainedoverwroughtelaborateoverelaborateoverblownoverripeoverdoneconvolutedturgidinflatedinformal:highfalutinpurplerare:tumidpleonasticeuphuisticaureateOssianicfustianhyperventilatedOpposite plain

   Derivatives

   • 1. floweriness noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › floweryFlowery Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of FLOWERY is of, relating to, or resembling flowers. How to use flowery in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFLOWERY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FLOWERY definition: 1. decorated with pictures of flowers: 2. If a speech or writing style is flowery, it uses too…. Learn more.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › floweryFLOWERY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   adjective. , flow·er·i·er, flow·er·i·est. covered with or having many flowers. decorated with floral designs. rhetorically ornate or precious: flowery language. Synonyms: elaborate, showy, florid. resembling a flower in fragrance: a Rhine wine with a flowery aroma.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › floweryFlowery - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Something flowery either looks, smells, or feels like flowers. You might wear flowery perfume or write a flowery poem starting with "Roses are red..." However, flowery is not a compliment when it comes to writing.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFLOWERY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   FLOWERY meaning: 1. decorated with pictures of flowers: 2. If a speech or writing style is flowery, it uses too…. Learn more.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishflowery adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of flowery adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFLOWERY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. adjective. A flowery smell is strong and sweet, like flowers. Amy thought she caught the faintest drift of Isabel's flowery perfume. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Flowery cloth, paper, or china has a lot of flowers printed or painted on it.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › floweryFlowery - definition of flowery by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of flowers: a flowery perfume. 2. Abounding in or covered with flowers. 3. Full of ornate or grandiloquent expressions; highly embellished: a flowery speech. flow′er·i·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFLOWERY | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    FLOWERY meaning: 1. decorated with a pattern of flowers: 2. Flowery language contains unnecessarily complicated and…. Learn more.

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryFLOWERY definition in American English | Collins English ...

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    1. adjective. A flowery smell is strong and sweet, like flowers. Amy thought she caught the faintest drift of Isabel's flowery perfume. 2. adjective [usu ADJ n] Flowery cloth, paper, or china has a lot of flowers printed or painted on it. The baby, dressed in a flowery jumpsuit, waved her rattle.