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Flowery
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- 1 Pertaining to or characteristic of flowers.
"“Sir you are mistaken—I am not——.” But before he could say ‘a girl,’ this ancient period-strumpet of a bedizened man (upon a pattern drawn from a time of swords and silk, when men were in their floweriest scent—savagely tattooed with braid—intoxicated with their own snuff—forever on tiptoe—disgusted with the mannish—wooing Woman after the fashion of women) burst in and silenced him, […]"
- 2 Decorated with or abundant in flowers.
"At last she reached a flowery knoll, at whose feet ran a little burn, shaded with woodbine and wild roses; and there she sat down, burying her face in her hands."
- 3 Of a speech or piece of writing: overly complicated or elaborate; with grandiloquent expressions; marked by rhetorical elegance.
"My accusers, then, as I maintain, have said little or nothing that is true, but from me you shall hear the whole truth; not, I can assure you, gentlemen, in flowery language like theirs, decked out with fine words and phrases; […]"
- 4 Melodramatic, overexaggerated.
"Although flowery actions are used in the plays of the 1890s, waving arms, wringing hands, and pleading with outstretched arms would be unsuitable in plays about modern life."
- 1 marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details wordnet
- 2 of or relating to or suggestive of flowers wordnet
- 1 Someone or something considered flowery.; A flowery person. informal, rare
"Now the revolutionaries-the Commies, Ban the Bomb floweries, Hippies, Wierdies with Beardies, Aldermaston Marchers, IRA, Anarchists- are in the driving seat."
- 2 Diminutive of flower. diminutive, form-of, informal, rare
"Hearken these blissful birdies how they sing, / And see the freshé floweries, how they spring!”"
- 3 A place where flowers grow. rare
"Poppies make very showy floweries and should be planted lightly in the spots where they are intended to be grown."
- 4 Someone or something considered flowery.; A flowery phrase or statement. informal, rare
"“I am glad to find I have such an eloquent junior,” said he, shaking hands with me. “Just leave me the law and the arguments, and do you take the floweries.” / […] “I am afraid, Magee,” said I, “that neither your law nor my ‘floweries,’ as you call them, will be of much use here. The game is up.” / “Nonsense, man—the game is never up till the verdict is given. Everything depends on the jury. […] And of course we can have a strong alibi or two—eh?”"
- 5 Someone or something considered flowery.; A flowery decoration. informal, rare
"[H]e gave it in charge to the Goldſmiths that were moſt ingenious, and of beſt capacity, to finſh and accompliſh the Buſineſs, engraven and adorned with all poſſible Variety: commanding that thoſe who wrought in the Borders, Raiſings, Floweries, Wrappings, Entortilations, and ſuch like; ſhould amuſe themſelves only for Beautifying and Decoration: […]"
Etymology
From Middle English floury, equivalent to flower + -y (adjectival suffix). Piecewise doublet of floury.
From Middle English floury, equivalent to flower + -y (adjectival suffix). Piecewise doublet of floury.
From flower + -y (diminutive suffix).
From flower + -ery.
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