flowery
Example Sentences
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As things get hot the temptation is to ditch the layers, get out the shorts and unbutton the flowery shirt.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
He would begin a performance with Glass at the piano, bestowing an ingratiating quality of quiet pleasure on Ginsberg’s flowery imagery.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
The language used to describe snack tins is so flowery — and muddled by hyper-wellness jargon — it’s almost nonsensical.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
Mr. Mauch’s prose is not flowery, but direct, single-minded and determined, like the man himself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
Her dress was flowery, and a little apron with pockets was tied around her middle.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing flowery
Talk Like Shakespeare Day, List 1
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Too Bright to See
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