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ornate
Elaborately ornamented, often to excess.
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The house of Ruthven was a small but ultra-modern limestone affair, […] As a matter of fact its narrow ornate façade presented not a single quiet space that the eyes might rest on after a tiring attempt to follow and codify the arabesques, foliations, and intricate vermiculations of what some disrespectfully dubbed as “near-aissance.”
Flashy, flowery or showy.
Finely finished, as a style of composition.
(obsolete) To adorn or honor (someone or something).