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   florid

   /ˈflɒrɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. having a red or flushed complexion: "a stout man with a florid face" Similar ruddyredred-facedreddishrosyrosy-cheekedpinkpinkishroseaterubicundhealthy-lookingglowingfreshflushedblushinghigh-colouredblowsyarchaic:sanguinerare:erubescentrubescentOpposite pale
   • 2. excessively intricate or elaborate: "a florid, baroque building" Similar ornatefancyvery elaborateover-elaborateembellishedcurlicuedextravagantflamboyantbaroquerococofussybusyostentatiousshowywedding-cakegingerbreadfloweryflamboyanthigh-flownhigh-soundingmagniloquentgrandiloquentornatefancybaroqueorotundrhetoricaloratoricalbombasticlabouredstrainedoverwroughtelaborateover-elaborateoverblownoverripeoverdoneconvolutedturgidinflatedinformal:highfalutinpurplerare:tumidpleonasticeuphuisticaureateOssianicfustianhyperventilatedOpposite plainplain
   • ▪ (of language) using unusual words or complicated rhetorical devices: "his florid and exciting prose"
   • 3. (of a disease or its manifestations) occurring in a fully developed form: "florid symptoms of psychiatric disorder"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin floridus, from flos, flor- ‘flower’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. floridity noun
   • 2. floridly adverb
   • 3. floridness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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