decorative

decorative
adj.
VERBS
be, look
ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc.
highly

The style is ornate and highly decorative.

merely, purely

The items he makes are purely decorative.

Decorative is used with these nouns: ↑art, ↑border, ↑element, ↑finish, ↑motif, ↑object, ↑painting, ↑panel, ↑paper, ↑stitch, ↑tile, ↑touch

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