fancified
Dressed up elaborately
Fancified means made fancy or elaborate, often with a suggestion that the fanciness is excessive or pretentious: a fancified version of mac and cheese, The old diner got fancified and now charges twenty dollars for a burger.
The word carries a skeptical tone, implying the upgrade may be unnecessary or affected.
Decorated or exaggerated
- decoratedMade more visually appealing
- bedeckedAdorned with decorations
- festoonedAdorned with chains of decoration
- trimmedCut to neaten
draped · decked · garnished · bejeweled · gilded · spangled · bespangled · tinselled
Artificially contrived behavior
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- snobbishCondescending toward perceived inferiors
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
grandiose · highfalutin · vainglorious · supercilious · stuck-up · snooty · self-important · arrogant
Gracefully refined, tasteful
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- culturedEducated in arts, manners
- tastefulAesthetically appropriate and pleasing
stylish · chic · classy · urbane · debonair · genteel · suave · cosmopolitan
Excessive in degree
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
- overembellishedDecorated to excess
overstated · extravagant · flamboyant · showy · gaudy · flashy · garish · loud
Excessively ornate or elaborate
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
- elaborateComplex and detailed
- intricateElaborately detailed, many parts
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
lavish · opulent · sumptuous · florid · decorative · embossed · ornamental · resplendent
embellished
Decorated or exaggerated
- decoratedMade more visually appealing
- bedeckedAdorned with decorations
- festoonedAdorned with chains of decoration
trimmed · draped · decked · garnished · bejeweled · gilded · spangled · bespangled · tinselled · arrayed
affected
Artificially contrived behavior
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- snobbishCondescending toward perceived inferiors
haughty · grandiose · highfalutin · vainglorious · supercilious · stuck-up · snooty · self-important · arrogant · conceited
elegant
Gracefully refined, tasteful
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- culturedEducated in arts, manners
tasteful · stylish · chic · classy · urbane · debonair · genteel · suave · cosmopolitan · graceful
overdone
Excessive in degree
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
overembellished · overstated · extravagant · flamboyant · showy · gaudy · flashy · garish · loud · kitschy
baroque
Excessively ornate or elaborate
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
- elaborateComplex and detailed
- intricateElaborately detailed, many parts
filigree · lavish · opulent · sumptuous · florid · decorative · embossed · ornamental · resplendent · overwrought
fancifiedplain
Basic and unremarkable
simple · unadorned · undecorated · unembellished · bare
fancifiednatural
Not artificially produced
unaffected · genuine · authentic · unspoiled · unadulterated
fancifiedunpretentious
Lacking false superiority
down-to-earth · unaffected · humble · modest · homely