flowery

/ˈflaʊəri/

/ˈflaʊəri/

Other forms: flowerily

Something flowery either looks, smells, or feels like flowers. You might wear flowery perfume or write a flowery poem starting with "Roses are red..." However, flowery is not a compliment when it comes to writing.

If a blanket has a lot of pictures of flowers on it, it's flowery. If a scent reminds you of flowers, it's flowery. Flowery things make you think of flowers in some way. Also, flowery things are full of intricate details, maybe a little too full of them. A flowery speech might have many figures of speech but very little content. A flowery building design has lots of little touches and details. Flowery can mean something close to ornate.

Definitions of flowery

1. adjective

   of or relating to or suggestive of flowers
   “a flowery hat”

   “flowery wine”
2. adjective

   marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details
   “a flowery speech”

   synonyms: ornate

   rhetorical

   given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought