flowery
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++flow·er·y /ˈflaʊəri/ adjective 1 AVDdecorated with a pattern of flowers 用花卉图案装饰的 SYN floral, flowered a flowery cotton dress 印花棉质连衣裙2 a flowery place has a lot of flowers growing in it 长有大量鲜花的 a flowery meadow 开满鲜花的草地3 a flowery smell or taste is strong and sweet, like flowers 花香的；花味的 her flowery perfume 她的花味香水4 ALSIMPLE/PLAINflowery speech or writing uses complicated and rare words instead of simple clear language 〔语言或文字〕辞藻华丽的 flowery language 华丽的语言Examples from the Corpus
flowery• He was sunk back in a ruffled flowery chair.• It looks equally good on a flowery china tea cup or embroidered on a pretty, decorative pillow.• a flowery description• Out will go the flowery descriptions of aspects, views and outlook which have always been so derided by disappointed property viewers.• All of Philadelphia will be feeling flowery during the week of March 2-9.• flowery fabrics• On the forecourt stood a horse-drawn van on which was painted the name of a firm of landscape gardeners in flowery script.• Don't use long words or flowery sentences.flow·er·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
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flowery
flow‧er‧y /ˈflaʊəri/
adjective
SYN floral, flowered:
a flowery cotton dress
2. a flowery place has a lot of flowers growing in it:
a flowery meadow
3. a flowery smell or taste is strong and sweet, like flowers:
her flowery perfume
4. flowery speech or writing uses complicated and rare words instead of simple clear language:
flowery language
flow‧er‧y /ˈflaʊəri/
adjective Word Family: adjective: flowered, flowery, flowering; verb: flower, deflower; noun: flower, flowering
1. decorated with a pattern of flowers SYN floral, flowered:
2. a flowery place has a lot of flowers growing in it:
3. a flowery smell or taste is strong and sweet, like flowers:
4. flowery speech or writing uses complicated and rare words instead of simple clear language:
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