decorativeadjective
uk/ˈdek.ər.ə.tɪv/us/ˈdek.ər.ə.t̬ɪv/B2 made to look attractive:
a decorative display of plants and flowers
a mirror in a decorative frame
More examples
- He gave the picture a decorative border, which changed the look of the page.
- Your flower arrangement makes the table look really decorative.
- His room is very plain and basic, so I bought him a decorative bedspread - I expect he'll hate it!
- Put some coloured icing on the fairy cakes if you want them to look a bit more decorative.
- The clock has a decorative enamel face and ornate scrolled legs.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Attractive
- a sight for sore eyes idiom
- adorable
- aesthetic
- alluring
- angelic
- distinguished
- dreamy
- easy
- elegant
- enchanting
- not be just a pretty face idiom
- ornamental
- photogenic
- photograph
- picture
- sylphlike
- well built
- winning
- winsome
- zaftig
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decoratively
adverb uk/ˈdek.ər.ə.tɪv.li/us/ˈdek.ər.ə.t̬ɪv.li/
A shawl was arranged decoratively over the back of the chair.