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BNC: 19101 COCA: 18620

flowery

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
flowery /ˈflawɚri/ adjective
flowerier; floweriest
flowery
/ˈflawɚri/
adjective
flowerier; floweriest
Learner's definition of FLOWERY
[also more flowery; most flowery]
: filled with flowers种满花的;多花的
: decorated with pictures of flowers饰有花卉图案的
: smelling like a flower : having a sweet smell like a flower带花香的
of language : very fancy or too fancy or elaborate(语言)华丽的,华而不实的
BNC: 19101 COCA: 18620

flowery

adjective

flow·​ery ˈflau̇(-ə)r-ē How to pronounce flowery (audio)
1
: of, relating to, or resembling flowers
2
: marked by or given to rhetorical elegance
flowery speeches
flowerily adverb
floweriness noun

Example Sentences

We put two flowery prints in the dining room. He gave a long, flowery speech.
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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of flowery was in the 14th century
BNC: 19101 COCA: 18620

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