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flow·er·y
/
ˈflaʊ
ə
ri
/
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[
flou
-
uh
-ree
]
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adjective,
flow·er·i·er,
flow·er·i·est.
1.
covered with or having many
flowers
.
2.
decorated with floral designs.
3.
rhetorically ornate or
precious
:
flowery
language
.
4.
resembling a
flower
in fragrance:
a Rhine wine with a flowery aroma.
Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English;
see
flower
,
-y
1
Related forms
flow·er·i·ly,
adverb
flow·er·i·ness,
noun
un·flow·er·y,
adjective
Synonyms
3.
florid, showy, elaborate.
See
bombastic.
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World English Dictionary
flowery
(ˈflaʊərɪ)
—
adj
1.
abounding in flowers
2.
decorated with flowers or floral patterns
3.
like or suggestive of flowers:
a flowery scent
4.
(of language or style) elaborate; ornate
'floweriness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
flowery
mid-14c.; see
flower
+
-y
(2).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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