ornately
In baroque style
In an ornate manner—with elaborate detail, intricate decoration, or flowery embellishment.
The word describes how something is done with excessive ornamentation: The cathedral was ornately carved with scenes from scripture.
It often carries a hint of overdoing it: She wrote ornately, every sentence dripping with adjectives.
Made more visually appealing
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
- adornedMade ornamental
- carvedCut to create form
- gildedOverlaid with gold leaf
frescoed · scrollwork · filigree · cornices · balustrade · pilasters · cupola · vaulted
Excessively elaborate in style
- gildedOverlaid with gold leaf
- floridExcessively ornate or ruddy
- curlicuedHaving ornamental spirals
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
theatrical · grandiose · flamboyant · exuberant · dramatic · lavish · sumptuous · opulent
Grew vigorously, succeeded
- verboseMore words than necessary
- floweryElaborately ornamental in style
- rhetoricalUsing language for effect
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
grandiloquent · purple · mannered · affected · styled · crafted · wrought · polished
Coated with pigment
- illustratedShown with images
- illuminatedMade visible by light
- detailedFull of specifics
- intricateElaborately detailed, many parts
elaborate · stylized · flourished · embossed · engraved · etched · calligraphic · bordered
decorated
Made more visually appealing
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
- adornedMade ornamental
- carvedCut to create form
gilded · frescoed · scrollwork · filigree · cornices · balustrade · pilasters · cupola · vaulted · arched
rococo
Excessively elaborate in style
overwrought · theatrical · grandiose · flamboyant · exuberant · dramatic · lavish · sumptuous · opulent · extravagant
flourished
Grew vigorously, succeeded
- verboseMore words than necessary
- floweryElaborately ornamental in style
- rhetoricalUsing language for effect
embellished · grandiloquent · purple · mannered · affected · styled · crafted · wrought · polished · refined
painted
Coated with pigment
- illustratedShown with images
- illuminatedMade visible by light
- detailedFull of specifics
intricate · elaborate · stylized · flourished · embossed · engraved · etched · calligraphic · bordered · framed
embroidered
Ornamented with sewn designs
- brocadedWoven with raised designs
- wovenInterlaced on loom
- tapestriedAdorned with woven hangings
beaded · sequined · lacework · needlepoint · appliquéd · tasseled · fringed · braided · quilted · smocked
ornatelyminimally
To the smallest extent
functionally · practically · ascetically · severely · cleanly
ornatelysimply
In plain terms
plainly · directly · straightforwardly · unaffectedly · unpretentiously
- ornate designsElaborately decorated visual elements
- ornate details
- ornate decorationElaborate decorative element
- ornate languageElaborately styled expression
- ornate patternsRichly detailed decorative arrangements
- ornate frameDecorative picture border