Flowery and Prosaic

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Flowery adjective - Full of fine words and fancy expressions.

Usage example: the flowery verses that always appear on valentines

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Prosaic is an antonym for flowery.

Nearby Words: flower, flowering, flowered, floweret

Prosaic adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.

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Flowery is an antonym for prosaic.

Nearby Words: prosy, prose, prosaically

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