flowery  /f ˈlaʊ ə ri/ ? Meaning of "flowery"

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Definition(s):

  1. (adj) of or relating to or suggestive of flowers
  2. (adj) marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details

Usage(s):

  1. First stop is a store selling oddly streaked jeans, next a shop with frilly jackets and flowery coats.
  2. Despite its often-flowery language, the book is a treasure trove for those hungry for more data on a public figure about whom little is known in the lower 48.
  3. I can offer you flowery words about that choice, but in the end it comes down to my inability to forgive and to forget.

Quotes

  1. "It's a nonperfume perfume. Sexy and clean. Floral, but not too flowery," Aniston told Women's Wear Daily. "I want people to go, 'What is that? You smell great!' But most of all I wanted it to smell natural."
    on Apr 20, 2010 By: Jennifer Aniston Source: TV.com

  2. Clinton began her day by meeting with President Shimon Peres, who greeted her with a peck on the cheek and a bouquet of flowers "for the most flowery lady."
    on Mar 3, 2009 By: Hillary Rodham Clinton Source: FOXNews

  3. Miller says, "I think I'm influenced by the 60s as an era in general. My parents were big 60s kids and was brought up listening to that music and have just always felt drawn to that era......hence all my flowery clothes. I loved every single outfit...
    on Feb 1, 2007 By: Sienna Miller Source: News24

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