ornate, ornamental

ornate, ornamental
Ornate means elaborately or excessively adorned, dressed, or displayed. It means "showy," "pretentious," or "ostentatious": "This richly carved furniture is ornate." Ornamental has a related meaning of "decorative," but it does not imply showiness, ostentation, or vulgarity: "The pot of ivy in that corner of the living room is ornamental." "The light sweater that Anne wore across her shoulders was more ornamental than useful."

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