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1 flowery
1) (having, or decorated with, flowers: a flowery hat.) floreado, con flores2) ((of language) using ornamental words and phrases; poetic: a flowery speech.) floridotr['flaʊərɪ]1 (pattern) de flores, floreado,-a2 (style) florido,-aflowery ['flaʊəri] adj1) : florido2) flowered: floreado, de floresadj.• florido, -a adj.'flaʊri, 'flaʊəriadjective <fabric/pattern> floreado, de flores; <meadow/hillside> florido; <style/prose> florido['flaʊǝrɪ]ADJ [meadow, field] florido; [fragrance, perfume] de flores; [fabric, dress, wallpaper] de flores, floreado; [language] florido* * *['flaʊri, 'flaʊəri]adjective <fabric/pattern> floreado, de flores; <meadow/hillside> florido; <style/prose> florido -
2 chintzy
'tʃɪntsiadjective -zier, -ziesta) (shoddy, cheap) (AmE colloq) barato, ordinariob) (flowery, pretty) (BrE) <decor/furnishings> coquetón (fam)['tʃɪntsɪ]ADJ1) [style] coqueto2) (US) (=poor-quality) basto, ordinario* * *['tʃɪntsi]adjective -zier, -ziesta) (shoddy, cheap) (AmE colloq) barato, ordinariob) (flowery, pretty) (BrE) <decor/furnishings> coquetón (fam) -
3 florid
tr['flɒrɪd]1 (style) florido,-a, recargado,-a2 (ruddy) rojizo,-a, colorado,-aflorid ['florɪd] adj1) flowery: florido2) reddish: rojizoadj.• encarnado, -a adj.• florido, -a adj.• subido de color adj.'flɔːrəd, 'flɒrɪda) ( red) <complexion/cheeks> rubicundo['flɒrɪd]ADJ [complexion] colorado, rubicundo; [style] florido* * *['flɔːrəd, 'flɒrɪd]a) ( red) <complexion/cheeks> rubicundo
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flowery style — ornate style, overly decorative style … English contemporary dictionary
Flowery — Flow er*y, a. 1. Full of flowers; abounding with blossoms. [1913 Webster] 2. Highly embellished with figurative language; florid; as, a flowery style. Milton. [1913 Webster] {The flowery kingdom}, China. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
style — I. noun Etymology: Middle English stile, style, from Latin stilus spike, stem, stylus, style of writing; perhaps akin to Latin instigare to goad more at stick Date: 14th century 1. designation, title 2. a. a distinctive manner of expression (as… … New Collegiate Dictionary
flowery — /ˈflaʊəri / (say flowuhree) adjective (flowerier, floweriest) 1. full of or covered with flowers. 2. containing highly ornate language: a flowery style. 3. decorated with floral designs. {flower + y1} –flowerily, adverb –floweriness, noun …
flowery — [flou′ər ē] adj. flowerier, floweriest 1. covered or decorated with flowers 2. of or like flowers 3. full of figurative and ornate expressions and fine words: said of language, style, etc. SYN. BOMBASTIC flowerily adv. floweriness n … English World dictionary
style — n. manner of expression 1) to develop; polish, refine one s style 2) an affected; classic, classical; elegant; flowery, ornate; pedestrian; plain; vigorous style manner of acting 3) to cramp smb. s style 4) an abrasive; grand style 5) in (a)… … Combinatory dictionary
The flowery kingdom — Flowery Flow er*y, a. 1. Full of flowers; abounding with blossoms. [1913 Webster] 2. Highly embellished with figurative language; florid; as, a flowery style. Milton. [1913 Webster] {The flowery kingdom}, China. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flowery — adj. 1 decorated with flowers or floral designs. 2 (of literary style, manner of speech, etc.) high flown; ornate. 3 full of flowers (a flowery meadow). Derivatives: floweriness n … Useful english dictionary
flowery — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. florid, high flown, flamboyant; blossomy. See ornament, ostentation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. florid, ornate, elaborate, ornamented, fancy, fussy, rhetorical, overblown, euphuistic, affected,… … English dictionary for students
florid style — overly decorative style, flowery style, ornate style … English contemporary dictionary
rhetorical — rhetorical, grandiloquent, magniloquent, aureate, flowery, euphuistic, bombastic are comparable when they mean emphasizing style often at the expense of thought. Rhetorical describes a style, discourse, passage, phrase, or word which, however… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
