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ornate

adjective

marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details

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Word length
6
Starts with
O
Ends with
E
Contains
RN
Scrabble score
6
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ɔɹˈneɪt

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Definitions

adjective

  1. marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details

    “a flowery speech”

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a flowery speech
{'source': 'John Milton', 'text': 'ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato'}

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