flowery

adjective

flow·​ery ˈflau̇(-ə)r-ē 

1

: of, relating to, or resembling flowers

2

: marked by or given to rhetorical elegance

flowery speeches

flowerily

ˈflau̇(-ə)r-ə-lē 

adverb

floweriness noun

Synonyms

• aureate
• florid
• grandiloquent
• highfalutin
• hifalutin
• high-flown
• high-sounding
• magnific
• ornate
• purple
• rhetorical
• rhetoric

Examples of flowery in a Sentence

We put two flowery prints in the dining room.

He gave a long, flowery speech.

Recent Examples on the Web

Boots in the boudoir Spring/summer 2025 is going to be full of flowery feminine prints and floaty blouses and skirts if the Paris runway shows that end Tuesday are anything to go by. —Jason Ma, Fortune Europe, 1 Oct. 2024

The album had a flowery psychedelic cover and was widely advertised in New York and California. —James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 27 Jan. 2023

That's a rather flowery way of putting the reality that the game is about fun & fame. —Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2012

Summey wore a jeweled tiara on her head and a pink Western dress decorated with a bright, flowery design. —Kevin Ellis, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

flowery

adjective

flow·​ery ˈflau̇(-ə)r-ē 

flowerier; floweriest

1

: full of or covered with flowers

2

: full of fine words or phrases

flowery language

floweriness noun