adorned vs ornate

adorned

adj
  • Having been decorated or embellished through applied items or alterations (adornments). 

ornate

adj
  • Elaborately ornamented, often to excess. 

  • Flashy, flowery or showy 

  • Finely finished, as a style of composition. 

How often have the words adorned and ornate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )