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Flowery vs Poeticise - What's the difference?

flowery | poeticise |

As an adjective flowery

is (not comparable) pertaining to flowers.

As a verb poeticise is

(british spelling) to make more like a poem; to use more flowery language.

flowery

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • (not comparable) Pertaining to flowers.
  • Decorated with flowers.
  • Of a speech or piece of writing: too complicated; elaborate; with grandiloquent expressions; bombastic; verbose.

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    poeticise

    English

    Alternative forms

    *poeticize

    Verb

    (poeticis)
  • (British spelling) To make more like a poem; to use more flowery language.
  • *{{quote-news, 2009, January 2, The Guardian,, Mark Lawson: Big Brother's grandpa, The Guardian citation
    • , passage=What goes into the writer's ear comes out of the characters' mouths edited and poeticised .}}