Modifies a noun

• mead: Flowers were not planted in beds, but sown in the grass to grow as a ' flowery mead ' .

• hiccup: Follow this link for the full feature article: The flowery hiccup.

• meadow: People who fancy up their lives into flowery meadows deserve all they get.

• fragrance: Velvety soft, it has a sweet, flowery fragrance.

• aroma: Tea snacks are usually delicate, visually pleasant, sweet tasting and with a flowery aroma.

• prose: This is the first book about having a baby written by a father for other fathers, minus all that flowery girlie prose.

Modifying Another Word

• too: The language is too flowery for my taste anyway.

• very: Shojo manga are drawn in a very flowery, pretty, romantic style and deal with mainly romantic or emotional subjects.

• almost: Glenmorangie is a light, sweet whiskey, almost flowery, and is very smooth indeed.

• little: What's more, Mankell does sound a little flowery at times.