Flowery

  • 11flowery — flow|er|y [ flauri ] adjective 1. ) decorated with a pattern of flowers: a flowery dress a ) full of flowers: They picnicked in a flowery meadow. b ) a flowery smell or taste reminds you of flowers 2. ) flowery language or writing uses many… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 12flowery — flowerily, adv. floweriness, n. /flow euh ree/, adj., flowerier, floweriest. 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… …

    Universalium

  • 13flowery — adjective 1 decorated with pictures of flowers: a flowery pattern 2 flowery speech or writing uses complicated and rare words instead of simple clear language …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14flowery — adjective 1) flowery fabrics Syn: floral, flower patterned 2) flowery language Syn: florid, flamboyant, ornate, fancy, convoluted; high flown, high sounding, magniloquent, grandiloquent …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 15flowery — adjective Date: 14th century 1. of, relating to, or resembling flowers 2. marked by or given to rhetorical elegance < flowery speeches > • flowerily adverb • floweriness noun …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 16flowery — adj. Flowery is used with these nouns: ↑dress, ↑language, ↑prose, ↑scent, ↑wallpaper …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 17flowery —    1. a prison cell    Rhyming slang on flowery dell and sometimes used to refer to the prison itself.    2. blasphemous or vulgar    Descriptive of language, although the concept of blasphemy now seems to be out of date except in Muslim&#8230; …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 18flowery — [ˈflaʊəri] adj 1) decorated with a pattern of flowers 2) flowery language uses many complicated words that are intended to make it more attractive …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 19flowery — flow•er•y [[t]ˈflaʊ ə ri[/t]] adj., er•i•er, er•i•est. 1) bot covered with or having many flowers 2) decorated with floral designs 3) rht rhetorically ornate or precious: flowery language[/ex] 4) resembling a flower, as in fragrance • Etymology:&#8230; …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20flowery — /ˈflaʊəri / (say flowuhree) adjective (flowerier, floweriest) 1. full of or covered with flowers. 2. containing highly ornate language: a flowery style. 3. decorated with floral designs. {flower + y1} –flowerily, adverb –floweriness, noun …