EMBELLISHED as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • rich in decorative detail
   Synonym(s)
   • ornamented (what does ornamented mean?)
   • ornate (what does ornate mean?)
   Similar To
   • adorned (what does adorned mean?)
   • decorated (what does decorated mean?)
2. Meaning
   • excessively elaborate or showily expressed
   Synonym(s)
   • empurpled (what does empurpled mean?)
   • over-embellished (what does over-embellished mean?)
   • purple (what does purple mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a writer of empurpled literature
   • many purple passages
   • speech embellished with classical quotations
   • an over-embellished story of the fish that got away
   Similar To
   • rhetorical (what does rhetorical mean?)