■ adjective elaborately or highly decorated.
↘(of literary style) using unusual words and complex constructions.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
ME: from L. ornatus , ornare 'adorn'.
■ adjective elaborately or highly decorated.
↘(of literary style) using unusual words and complex constructions.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
ME: from L. ornatus , ornare 'adorn'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004