adorning

ADJECTIVE

cultural

Synonyms

STRONGEST

artistic developmental

WEAK

advancing beautifying beneficial broadening civilizing constructive corrective dignifying disciplining edifying educative elevating ennobling enriching expanding glorifying helpful humane humanizing influential inspirational instructive learned liberal liberalizing nurturing ornamenting polishing promoting raising refined refining regenerative socializing stimulating uplifting widening

ADJECTIVE

decorative

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fancy ornamental

WEAK

cosmetic embellishing enhancing florid nonfunctional prettifying pretty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

plain

WEAK

ugly

ADJECTIVE

ornamental

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exquisite ornate showy

STRONG

accessory fancy

WEAK

attractive beautiful beautifying decking decorating delicate dressy elaborate embellishing enhancing festooned florid for show furbishing garnishing heightening luxurious setting off

Antonyms

WEAK

plain unembellished

NOUN

dressing

Synonyms

STRONG

appareling arraying decking robing

WEAK

getting dressed

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Field-netting for rabbits may be prevented in the same way as for partridges—by thorning the ground where the game feeds.

From The Confessions of a Poacher by Anonymous

adorning

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