Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a floral manner; in a manner in which flowers or representations of them are concerned: as, florally ornamented.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb In a floral manner.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb In a floral way; with flowers or something that suggests them.

Etymologies

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floral +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • Descending in a possum-lined seat, she later appears perched on a flying, florally decorated hoop.

    Dick Whittington - review

  • Actually yes, some on the nose (but somehow florally petrol if that makes sense) but less so on the palate.

    Hermann J. Wiemer 2007 Dry Riesling

  • Fortified with fragrance, I stepped out of the little loo, sporting strong musk and a feast of florally feminine dew.

    French Perfume

  • Since Warp's minimal beginnings, they've built a legacy that has taken in a florally abundant range of styles, from the haunted psychedelia of Broadcast to Bibio, Boards Of Canada, Black Dog Productions and Rustie.

    Warp Records: Richard H Kirk looks back on a futuristic life

  • Fortified with fragrance, I stepped out of the little loo, sporting strong musk and a feast of florally feminine dew.

    French Destinations

  • Fortified with fragrance, I stepped out of the little loo, sporting strong musk and a feast of florally feminine dew.

    French Destinations

  • Fortified with fragrance, I stepped out of the little loo, sporting strong musk and a feast of florally feminine dew.

    French Perfume

  • Forks and knives cling-clang against the florally designed plates and Grandma's top dentures slip from her mouth into the gravy boat.

    Superman Comes to Dinner

  • -- Lee, in Chapel Hill, N.C. DEAR LEE: I'm sending you a virtual bouquet and hereby ordering your wife to do so florally, as well.

    Ask Amy

  • Limestone areas support scrub and forest vegetation that is florally distinctive, consisting of dyetrees Platycarya sp.,

    Sichuan Basin evergreen broadleaf forests

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