flowery language

collocation in English

meaningsoffloweryandlanguage

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flowery
adjective
uk
/ˈflaʊ.ə.ri/us
/ˈflaʊ.ɚ.i/
decorated with pictures ...
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language
noun
uk
/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/us
/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/
a system of communication consisting of sounds, words, ...
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(Definition offloweryandlanguagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofflowery language

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I do not wish to useflowerylanguage, or to use such words as "smear"or"innuendo".
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However, usingflowerylanguagewill not be enough.
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That seems to me a far quicker explanation without all theflowerylanguage.
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That is ratherflowerylanguage, but it does not accord with the facts.
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He referred in most pleading words and mostflowerylanguageto the position of the farmers.
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If thought were given to that and the matter were explained clearly, not inflowerylanguage, the results could be excellent.
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As she rightly said, it deals with what one might call theflowerylanguageand exaggeration used in selling property.
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He may speak with all theflowerylanguagewhich can be printed on a piece of paper, but he will really say nothing about what we see happening around us.
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He referred to their ratherflowerylanguage.
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His use offlowerylanguageto describe it, however, provoked both praise and criticism.
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Poems are not simply messages expressed inflowerylanguage.
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The discourses are usually very brief, and couched in forcible, though at times overflowerylanguage.
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The "italics" are in the original, as is theflowerylanguage(see for example conclusion 12): 1.
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There have many parodies of her poetry, particularly of her archaisms,flowerylanguage, and perceived sentimentality.
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She made the presentation speech in theflowerylanguageof her time.
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But it coheres, as an experience, despite the often thick, repetitive,flowerylanguage.
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The sections are all short and to the point with little to noflowerylanguagebut a lot of humor mixed in.
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Their presence is welcome in most areas, however, should too many infest one area, the area uses too many adjectives andflowerylanguage, making the text unreadable.
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