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decorative

🇬🇧 UK/ˈdekərətɪv/🇺🇸 US/'dekәreitiv/
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Definitions

adj.

Serving to make something look more attractive rather than having a practical function

装饰性的,供装饰用的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
decorfitting, proper, beautiful
+
atsuffix
+
ivetending to, having the nature of
=decorative

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The vase serves a purely decorative purpose.

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