Florid (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech".
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All adjective clusters.
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Meaning 2
Inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life; "a ruddy complexion"; "Santa's rubicund cheeks"; "a fresh and sanguine complexion".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- His years of outdoor labor had given him a robust and florid complexion that was unmistakable in the dimly lit tavern.
- After years of sun exposure, the construction worker developed a florid glow to his skin.
- She envied her cousin's florid complexion and wondered what outdoor activities contributed to it.
- A lifetime of gardening and sailing left him with a distinctive and attractive florid appearance.
- Her normally pale face turned a beautiful shade of florid as she rode the wind-whipped coast road on her bicycle.