Definitions
having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation
Word origin
Via French (which originally meant a pearl of irregular shape) from Portuguese barroco (“irregular pearl”); related to Spanish barrueco and Italian barocco and Sicilian baroccu, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly from Latin verruca (“wart”), or possibly from the technical construction of scholastic logic, Baroco.
Used in a sentence
“According to baroque.org, characteristics of baroque music include loud and soft dynamics, emphasis on harmony, and the use of string instruments and the harpsichord.”
“grotesquely baroque bureaucratic hassles”
“baroque bookkeeping in pursuit of tax dodges”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Highly ornate”7 letters
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