# flourished

Pronunciation: say "FLUR-isht" US/UK /ˈflʌɹ.ɪʃt/, AUS /ˈflɐɹ.ɪʃt/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of flourish. — simple past and past participle of flourish
   - Simple: Past tense of flourish. Use this form for something that grew or did well in the past.
   - _Trade flourished along the river for several centuries._
   - _Arts and sciences flourished under the new ruler._

## Adjective

2. Ornamented with sweeping, curved decorative strokes.
   - Simple: Decorated with fancy curved lines or sweeping marks.
   - _The calligrapher produced a richly flourished title page._
   - _Her wedding ring bore a flourished engraving along the band._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/flourished (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).