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florid::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | aureate, flamboyant |
| Derivation | floridness |
the senator's florid speech.
Examples of florid
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Yes, she sings big, florid romantic ballads for a substantial fan base of women.
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Speaking of florid cyberpunkian prose, how about a great way to spend a Friday?
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But it is just as easy for a practiced hand to forge a florid signature, right?
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Leaves, starbursts and other decorative motifs heighten the florid sensuality.
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Portly, with a shock of white hair, the scholarly Renbourn plays the florid parts.
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Florid Creole cones, luscious layers of peonies topped by an upended straw boater.
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Davis'reading of the florid score is rich and clear but systematically undramatic.
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Gono employs florid, indignant rhetoric and wears a large, flashy gold watch.
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The fetid and florid details of the era are conjured up with unflinching expertise.
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- Aureate: elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech"
- Rubicund: inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life; "a ruddy complexion"; "Santa's rubicund cheeks"; "a fresh and sanguine complexion"
- (floridly) in a florid manner; "floridly figurative prose"
- (floridness) flamboyance: extravagant elaborateness; "he wrote with great flamboyance"
- Ruddy (also called florid) is a reddish or rosy crimson colour.
- Having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy; elaborately ornate; flowery
- Colorado; rojizo; florido; vigoroso; lozano; fresco; vistoso; llamativo
- (adj.): very flowery in style; elegant
- Decorated or embellished with ornamentation
