adj
embroidered
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adj
1
Decorated with stitched thread patterns.
"She wore a jacket with an embroidered dragon on the back."
"The tablecloth had delicate embroidered flowers around the edge."
2
Made more elaborate or exaggerated with extra, often invented, details.
"His embroidered account of the trip left out several inconvenient facts."
How to Use Embroidered
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDecorated with needlework, or (of a story) dressed up with extra invented detail.
Word Forms
more embroidered comparative, most embroidered superlative
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