noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An embellishment.

   "His many embellishings of the tale stretched the credulity of the listeners."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of embellish form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

ornamental

Example

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"A "modifier" has, just as it sounds, the role of embellishing sentences."

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