flowery
Someone or something considered flowerySomeone or something considered flowery.: A flowery person.
» No flowery path guides to glory.
sacredceltic · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
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. — sharptoothed
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. — odexed
deEines Tages traf er auf einem weiten, blumenübersäten Feld einen Bären, einen großen russischen Bären. — Jens_Odo
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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