different between sumptuous vs flowery

English

Etymology

From French somptueux, from Latin sumptu?sus, from s?mptus (“cost, charge, expense”), from sum? (I take) +? -tus (noun formation suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?mpt??u?s/

Adjective

sumptuous (comparative more sumptuous, superlative most sumptuous)

1. Magnificent, luxurious, splendid.
   • 1764, Oliver Goldsmith, The Traveller:

     Though poor the peasant’s hut, his feasts though small,

     He sees his little lot the lot of all;

     Sees no contiguous palace rear its head

     To shame the meanness of his humble shed;

     No costly lord the sumptuous banquet deal

     To make him loathe his vegetable meal;

Synonyms

• lavish

Derived terms

• sumption
• sumptuary
• sumptuousness

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English floury, equivalent to flower +? -y.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a???i

Adjective

flowery (comparative flowerier or more flowery, superlative floweriest or most flowery)

1. (not comparable) Pertaining to flowers.
2. Decorated with or abundant in flowers.
   • 1879, William Henderson, Notes on the folk-lore of the northern counties of England and the borders

     At last she reached a flowery knoll, at whose feet ran a little burn, shaded with woodbine and wild roses; and there she sat down, burying her face in her hands.

3. (of a speech or piece of writing) overly complicated or elaborate; with grandiloquent expressions

   Synonyms: bombastic, verbose

Translations

Anagrams

• fowlery, rye wolf