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Definition of florid adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

florid

adjective

NAmE//ˈflɔrəd//

, NAmE//ˈflɑrəd//

1(usually disapproving) having too much decoration or detail florid language a florid style of painting

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2(of a person's face) red a florid complexion

floridly

adverbSee florid in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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