ornate | ||
1. | [ adjective ] rich in decorative detail | |
Synonyms: | ornamented embellished | |
Related terms: | adorned | |
2. | [ 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 |
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Related terms: | rhetorical | |
Similar spelling: |
ornately Orantes Orontium oriented |