Flowery

Pronunciation: /ˈflaʊəri/

Definitions of flowery

adjective describing something that is full of flowers or decorated with flowers; overly elaborate or ornate in style

Example Sentences

A1 She wore a flowery dress to the party.

A2 The garden was filled with beautiful flowery plants.

B1 The restaurant had a flowery decor with pastel colors and floral patterns.

B2 Her writing style is often criticized for being too flowery and lacking substance.

C1 The author's flowery language added depth and complexity to the novel.

C2 The speech was filled with flowery rhetoric, but lacked concrete solutions to the problem.

Examples of flowery in a Sentence

formal The author's writing style is very flowery, with elaborate descriptions and ornate language.

informal I love how flowery her Instagram captions are, she always uses so many emojis and exclamation points.

slang Her outfit is so flowery, she looks like she's ready for Coachella.

figurative His speech was flowery, full of empty promises and exaggerated claims.

Grammatical Forms of flowery

• past tense: flowered
• plural: floweries
• comparative: flowerier
• superlative: floweriest
• present tense: flowery
• future tense: will be flowery
• perfect tense: have been flowery
• continuous tense: is being flowery
• singular: flowery
• positive degree: flowery
• infinitive: to be flowery
• gerund: being flowery
• participle: flowery

Origin and Evolution of flowery

First Known Use: 1300 year

Language of Origin: Middle English

Story behind the word: The word 'flowery' originated from the Middle English word 'floury', which derived from the Old French word 'flouré' meaning 'decorated with flowers'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the meaning of 'flowery' expanded to not only describe something decorated with flowers but also to refer to language or writing that is overly elaborate or ornate.