flowery prose

Examples (20)

• The author's flowery prose made the simple story unnecessarily complex.
• The novel was criticized for its excessively flowery prose.
• Critics dismissed the novel for its overly flowery prose and lack of substance.
• He prefers a simple style over the flowery prose of Victorian writers.
• She preferred plain writing over flowery prose that obscured meaning.
• The editor advised the author to cut down on the flowery prose to make the story clearer.
• The Victorian era was known for its elaborate and flowery prose style.
• Despite the flowery prose, the underlying message of the book was quite profound.
• His flowery prose impressed some readers but annoyed others.
• Some readers enjoy the flowery prose found in romantic poetry.
• The editor suggested cutting the flowery prose to make it more readable.
• The journalist's flowery prose distracted from the actual facts of the report.
• Academic writing should avoid flowery prose in favor of clarity.
• I found it difficult to get through the book because of its dense, flowery prose.
• The poet's flowery prose was beautiful but difficult to follow.
• The speech was filled with flowery prose that failed to address the real issues.
• Modern readers often find 19th-century flowery prose tedious.
• Critics often mock his flowery prose as being pretentious.
• The speech was full of flowery prose but lacked concrete proposals.
• Young writers sometimes use flowery prose in an attempt to sound more sophisticated.