美しくつくろい飾ること　This　つくろい's meaning


I searched 修飾's meaning and it described "美しくつくろい飾ること"

I know what 美しく's meaning but I don't know つくろい. Can anyone explain it ?
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As you know, I hope, all verbs and adjectives conjugate in Japanese.

「つくろ **い** 」 is the 連用形{れんようけい} ("continuative form") of the verb 「つくろ **う**
/繕{つくろ}う」.

Thus, 「つくろ **い** 飾{かざ}る」＝「つくろう」+「飾る」

「つくろう」 means "to repair" and 「飾る」, "to decorate". So, 「つくろ **い** 飾る」 means "to
beautify", "to embellish", etc.

「つくろ **い** 飾る」 is a compound verb and that is why the first verb is in its
連用形. You just **_cannot_** say 「つくろ **う** 飾る」.

Extra Info： There was an enormously successful advertising copy for a
supermarket chain in the early 80's, which read:

「つくりながら、つくろいながら、くつろいでいる。」

It was all in kana because they wanted you to appreciate the **phonetic flow**
of it. Using Kanji for the three verbs would have destroyed that purpose. It
was created by 林真理子{はやしまりこ} in case any of you are fans.

