Synonyms for flowery
ˈflaʊ ə riflow·e·ry

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1. floweryadjective

   of or relating to or suggestive of flowers

   "a flowery hat"; "flowery wine"

   Synonyms:
   ornate

   Antonyms:
   unrhetorical

2. flowery, ornateadjective

   marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details

   "a flowery speech"; "ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato"-John Milton

   Synonyms:
   ornate

   Antonyms:
   unrhetorical

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1. floweryadjective

   Synonyms:
   bloomy, full of flowers

2. floweryadjective

   Synonyms:
   ornate, figurative, florid

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1. floweryadjective

   Synonyms:
   florid, ornate, figurative

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How to use flowery in a sentence?

1. Fawaz Gerges:

   If The US leaves, people across the region will think that despite his flowery rhetorical devices, Donald Trump does not really have a strategy for the Middle East and at the end of the day will fold and go home.

2. Amit Ray:

   Ability makes the opportunity flowery.