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[ adjective ] rich in decorative detail

Used in print

(Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)

Behind its ornate facade the notorious dive clung like a bird 's nest to the rocky ribs of the canyonside .

Related terms

adorned

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[ adjective ] marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details

Synonyms

flowery

Examples

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

Related terms

rhetorical

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