flowery
Someone or something considered flowerySomeone or something considered flowery.: A flowery person.
» No flowery path guides to glory.
Meaning
4 sensesSomeone or something considered flowery.
(informal, rare)A flowery person.
(informal, rare)A flowery phrase or statement.
(informal, rare)A flowery decoration.
(rare)A place where flowers grow.
Examples
5 sentencesNo flowery path guides to glory.
This towel has a flowery smell.
The socks the girl wore were flowery.
Mary wore a flowery skirt.
ruНа Мэри была юбка в цветочек.
One day in a wide, flowery field he met a bear, a big Russian bear.
ruОднажды на большом цветочном поле он встретил медведя. Большого русского медведя.
deEines Tages traf er auf einem weiten, blumenübersäten Feld einen Bären, einen großen russischen Bären.
Origin
From Middle English floury, equivalent to flower + -y (adjectival suffix). Piecewise doublFrom Middle English floury, equivalent to flower + -y (adjectival suffix). Piecewise doublet of floury.
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