flowery[adjective]Synonyms: ornate, baroque, embellished, fancy, florid, high-flown
Contrasted words: compendious, concise, laconic, pithy, succinct, summary, terse
Related Words: diffuse,
prolix,
redundant,
verbose,
wordy [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
flow‧er‧y /ˈflaʊəri/
adjective [
Word Family: adjective:
flowered,
flowery, flowering;
verb:
flower,
deflower;
noun:
flower,
flowering]
1. decorated with a pattern of flowers
Synonym : floral,
flowered:
a flowery cotton dress2. a flowery place has a lot of flowers growing in it:
a flowery meadow3. a flowery smell or taste is strong and sweet, like flowers:
her flowery perfume4. flowery speech or writing uses complicated and rare words instead of simple clear language:
flowery language [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲