Flowerly

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling a flower; flowery rare

    "Judging from the apparent figure of the words a man is likely to be attracted by the flowerly language and overlooks the practical use of things."

Example

More examples

"Judging from the apparent figure of the words a man is likely to be attracted by the flowerly language and overlooks the practical use of things."

Etymology

From flower + -ly.

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