ornate

ornate (ɔːˈneɪt)

—*adj*
1.	heavily or elaborately decorated
2.	(of style in writing) overembellished; flowery

[C15: from Latin ornāre to decorate]

or'nately

—*adv*

or'nateness

—n

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ornate

1420, from L. ornatus "adorned," pp. of ornare "adorn, fit out," from stem of ordo "order" (see order). Earliest ref. is to literary style.

Example sentences

It was an ornate space, with a decorated ceiling and red tiled floor.

Today's school choice discussion is weighed down with ornate words written by

people who have never experienced it.

Balis can be so ornate that they're supported by chains attached to the

wearer's hair.

The counterfeit items have ornate borders on three sides.

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"Have we any control over being born?," my friend asked in despair. "No, the job is done for us while we're sleeping, so to speak, and when we wake up everything is all set. We merely appear, like an ornate celebrity wheeled out in a wheelchair." "I don't remember," my friend claimed. "No need to," I said: "what need have us free-loaders for any special alertness? We're done for."

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