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florid
excessively elaborate or flowery in style, or having a flushed reddish complexion
Synonyms
- ornate
- flowery
- ruddy
Antonyms
- plain
- simple
florid in a sentence
The critic mocked the novel's florid prose as overwritten and exhausting.
The speech was so florid, packed with elaborate metaphors, that the audience lost track of the main point.
Where it comes from
From Latin floridus 'flowering, blooming'
Memory hook
FLORID sounds like FLORAL — overly decorated like a huge bouquet.
Read it in context
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