Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In an ornate manner.

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

  • adverb In an ornate manner.

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  • adverb In an ornate manner.

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  • adverb in an ornate manner

Etymologies

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ornate +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • Plush fabrics drape the walls, along with Baroque paintings in ornately-gilded frames.

    Currency Chaos: Where Do We Go From Here? Judy Shelton 2010

  • Since the storefront was nothing more than black glass with the name ornately lettered in gold, Mark didn't think her surprise was caused by the decor.

    Burning Water Lackey, Mercedes 1989

  • i'm a princess in a palaceThe interior is beautiful, in a kind of ornately cheesy way.

    Archive 2006-11-01 2006

  • i'm a princess in a palaceThe interior is beautiful, in a kind of ornately cheesy way.

    Sham Mediterranean Cuisine - The Princess and the Pita 2006

  • Yeah, Mr. Cowen said, obviously rummaging through Cathy's various toy chests, admiring the ornately detailed carousel horses planted around her house.

    Empty Windows, Empty Rooms Peter Kispert 2011

  • Yeah, Mr. Cowen said, obviously rummaging through Cathy's various toy chests, admiring the ornately detailed carousel horses planted around her house.

    Empty Homes, Empty Windows Peter Kispert 2011

  • The most ornately Orientalist houses, with arched windows and latticed balconies, flaunted the most enthusiastically Western touches.

    Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011

  • It's no less fancy inside, with an ornately carved wooden staircase and plasterwork ceilings.

    The Renaissance in Britain: examples from the era 2011

  • The long, ornately tiled room was filled with echoes of yelling, cursing, laughter, and sloshing water.

    Kings of Colorado David E. Hilton 2011

  • Both artists depict bare-skinned babes and slender youths lost in ornately detailed magic woods and caves, though the fairytales McGinley captures take place in the American wilds, and his models are somewhat older.

    This week's new exhibitions 2011

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