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flowery

English

Etymology

From Middle English floury, equivalent to flower +? -y.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -a???i

Adjective

flowery (comparative flowerier or more flowery, superlative floweriest or most flowery)

  1. (not comparable) Pertaining to flowers.
  2. Decorated with or abundant in flowers.
    • 1879, William Henderson, Notes on the folk-lore of the northern counties of England and the borders
      At last she reached a flowery knoll, at whose feet ran a little burn, shaded with woodbine and wild roses; and there she sat down, burying her face in her hands.
  3. (of a speech or piece of writing) overly complicated or elaborate; with grandiloquent expressions
    Synonyms: bombastic, verbose

Translations

Anagrams

  • fowlery, rye wolf

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magniloquent

English

Etymology

From post-Classical Latin magniloquens (talkative, verbose).

Adjective

magniloquent (comparative more magniloquent, superlative most magniloquent)

  1. Speaking pompously; using deliberately long or esoteric words.
    Synonyms: bombastic, tumid, grandiloquent, pompous

Synonyms

  • fustian
  • lexiphanic

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