(of words and language) used not in the true sense but in an imaginative way to produce a stringer effect

not literal, but symbolic

of flowers

decorated with flowers

(too) rich in ornament and colour

very elaborate

richly decorated; (od literature) not simple in style or vocabulary

fancily decorated

full of, showing (too much) self-importance

arrogant, egotistic

claiming (without justification) great ability, qualities or importance

snobbish, conceited

(of written style, talk, behaviour etc) too formal and unnatural

artificial, pretentious

using, containing, more words than are needed

wordy, long-winded