puķains

From puķe (“flower”) +‎ -ains.

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puķains (definite puķainais, comparative puķaināks, superlative vispuķainākais, adverb puķaini)

1. flowered, flowery (covered with flowers, having many flowers in bloom)

   puķaina pļava − flowered meadow

   zaļie un puķainie lauki − the green, flowered fields

2. flowered, floral (having images, drawings, etc. of flowers)

   puķains lakats − flowery scarf

   puķaini aizkari − flowery curtains

   puķaina drāna pašlaik vīriešiem nāk modē − flowery, floral fabric is now becoming fashionable for men

   savā puķainā svārciņā viņa pati ziedēja kā vasara − in her flowery little skirt she herself was blooming like spring

3. (figuratively, of texts, words, etc.) flowery (very ornamented, a little pretentious)

   Dina Kuple necieš puķainus salīdzinājumus, kaut viņa mīl dzeju − Dina Kuple can't stand flowery comparisons, although she loves poetry

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