a term used to describe literature where the writing is unnecessarily flowery. it means that the writer described the situation (or wrote the entire book, passage, etc) using words that are too extravagant for the type of text, or any text at all. basically, over-describing something. with stupid words.
normal writing:
she lay on her bed dreaming.
purple prose:
she lay upon her silken sheets in her ornately embellished robes of satin, her chest ascending and descending easily with every passing second, deep inside the caverns of her subconscious mind.
she lay on her bed dreaming.
purple prose:
she lay upon her silken sheets in her ornately embellished robes of satin, her chest ascending and descending easily with every passing second, deep inside the caverns of her subconscious mind.
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Purple Lily; A flower found in the region of Africa.
A secret relation between two people. Often bestfriends, hard to be described. A theory of perfect friendship.
Purple lily Day: A day celebrated by two friends who's relation is a secret to the world but the most important thing in their life.
A secret relation between two people. Often bestfriends, hard to be described. A theory of perfect friendship.
Purple lily Day: A day celebrated by two friends who's relation is a secret to the world but the most important thing in their life.
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I can be identified when the nipples and areola swell and take on a purple colored hue. They first swell up hard, then become mushy and point down.....then they stay down.
I can be identified when the nipples and areola swell and take on a purple colored hue. They first swell up hard, then become mushy and point down.....then they stay down.
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Last night, me and my bestfriend had the purple lily effect!
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One of the most amazing feelings in the world, the purple lily effect, I tell you.
Hey! Do you and your girlfriend have the, purple lily effect?
One of the most amazing feelings in the world, the purple lily effect, I tell you.
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