Etymology

flowery

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Today it means: Pertaining to or characteristic of flowers. Full definition →

Middle English floury
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flowery · adjective, noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromfloury
  2. English todayflowery

From Middle English floury, equivalent to flower + -y (adjectival suffix). Piecewise doublet of floury.

flowery · noun2

From flower + -y (diminutive suffix).

flowery · noun3

From flower + -ery.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishfloury all →

floury

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