baroquely


ba·roque

B0085500 (bə-rōk′)adj.1. also Baroque Of, relating to, or characteristic of a style in art and architecture developed in Europe from the early 17th to mid-18th century, emphasizing dramatic, often strained effect and typified by bold, curving forms, elaborate ornamentation, and overall balance of disparate parts.2. also Baroque Music Of, relating to, or characteristic of a style of composition that flourished in Europe from about 1600 to 1750, marked by expressive dissonance and elaborate ornamentation.3. Extravagant, complex, or bizarre, especially in ornamentation: "the baroque, encoded language of post-structural legal and literary theory" (Wendy Kaminer).4. Irregular in shape: baroque pearls.n. also Baroque The baroque style or period in art, architecture, or music.
[French, from Italian barocco, imperfect pearl, and from Portuguese barroco.]
ba·roque′ly adv.ba·roque′ness n.

baroquely

(bəˈrɒklɪ) advin a baroque fashion