Sunflowery

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of a sunflower.

    "c. 1877-1882, Algernon Charles Swinburne, letter I am well into the second book or canto of your Tristram, containing the adventure illustrated by Morris on the walls of the Oxford Union in the sunflowery style which you may remember."

Example

More examples

"c. 1877-1882, Algernon Charles Swinburne, letter I am well into the second book or canto of your Tristram, containing the adventure illustrated by Morris on the walls of the Oxford Union in the sunflowery style which you may remember."

Etymology

From sunflower + -y.

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