flowery

• Décrit un langage ou un style qui est orné, ampoulé ou rempli d'expressions décoratives.

Describes language or style that is elaborate, ornate, or full of decorative expressions.

1. Covered with flowersA2formal

   Decorated with or full of flowers.

   Couvert de fleurs

   • The garden was flowery and colorful in spring.
   • She wore a flowery dress to the picnic.
   • The path was lined with flowery bushes.

   Synonymesbloomingfloralflowered

2. Elaborate or ornate languageB2formal

   Using fancy, elaborate, or poetic language, often excessively so.

   fleuri, ampoulé (style)

   • His speech was too flowery for a business meeting.
   • The author's flowery prose made the novel hard to read.
   • She prefers simple writing over flowery descriptions.

   Synonymesbombasticfloridgrandiloquentgrandiosehigh-flowninflatedornateoverwroughtpompouspurpleverbosewordy

   Antonymesausterebaredirectliteralmatter-of-factplainprosaicsimplesparestarkstraightforwardunadorned