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florid
UK /ˈflɒɹɪd/ US /ˈfloɹɪd/
adj 4
Collocations
3ADJ.
full
FLORID + NOUN
descriptions, girl, psychosis, reality
ADV.
cleanly, needlessly
Definitions
adj
1
Having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy.
2
Elaborately ornate; flowery.
3
In a blatant, vivid, or highly disorganized state.
florid psychosis
His visions of their plans and his imminent detention were so florid that the reality, wherein he was unharmed and simply sitting in the cab of the RS-80 and continuing his slow work on the road, was far less plausible.
4
Flourishing; in the bloom of health.
Mean while Peregrine guessing the good fortune of his friend, and allured by the attractions of the maid, who was a cleanly florid girl, employed his address to such effectual purpose, that she yielded to his efforts; and he was as happy as such a conquest could make him.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — elaborately or excessively ornamented
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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florid psychosis
Wiktionary02
His visions of their plans and his imminent detention were so florid that the reality, wherein he was unharmed and simply sitting in the cab of the RS-80 and continuing his slow work on the road, was
Wiktionary03
Mean while Peregrine guessing the good fortune of his friend, and allured by the attractions of the maid, who was a cleanly florid girl, employed his address to such effectual purpose, that she yielde
Wiktionary04
Her prose is full of needlessly florid, cliched descriptions, securing her career as a romance novelist.
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