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as in rhetoric
full of fine words and fancy expressions
the flowery verses that always appear on valentines
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Recent Examples of flowery
The Au Sable Light Station, built in 1874, stands near a flowery field, June 12.
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Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
Join 1 other in the comments View Comments If the metaphor is too flowery for you, pick another.
—David G. Allan, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Upton's winning entry wore a rainbow skirt, a neon green shirt, a flowery cardigan, sparkly teal shoes and a knit cap imprinted with the nose and whiskers of a cat.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 26 Nov. 2024
Unlike Woolf's flowery, ornate prose, West is far more straightforward.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2024
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Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
Join 1 other in the comments View Comments If the metaphor is too flowery for you, pick another.
—David G. Allan, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Upton's winning entry wore a rainbow skirt, a neon green shirt, a flowery cardigan, sparkly teal shoes and a knit cap imprinted with the nose and whiskers of a cat.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 26 Nov. 2024
Unlike Woolf's flowery, ornate prose, West is far more straightforward.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flowery
Adjective
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The Ensamble [$140] goes deeper—herbaceous, floral, lightly briny, built for sipping—and lingers on the palate like a premium agave should.—
Lela London,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Previn, 54, wore floral pants and a light-green top, with a tan cardigan and sandals.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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That brief respite in Trump’s relentless rhetorical war on his favorite economic foil will almost certainly expire Wednesday afternoon – possibly while Powell is still fielding questions from reporters after the Fed announces its interest rate decision.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
30 July 2025
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The phrase itself is more of a rhetorical flourish than a description of how Beijing sees Moscow.—
Da Wei,
Foreign Affairs,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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Ghosh’s one-to-two-word lines, thick with luscious ls and ws, are at once ornate arrangements and liquid mouthfuls.—
Christopher Spaide
August 1,
Literary Hub,
1 Aug. 2025
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The walls are chockablock with paintings of former presidents in heavily ornate gold frames.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Her final look, a bold purple dress by Paul Tazewell, paid homage to The Color Purple and Death Becomes Her.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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One of her treasures is a purple smoketree that, for the first time this year, had a proliferation of blooms, which look like dark-pink fuzzy clouds.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Flowery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flowery. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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