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flamboyantly
Variant of flamboyant
flamboyant
definition
flam·boy·ant (flam bo̵i′ənt)
adjective
- designating or of a kind of architecture, as late French Gothic, characterized by flamelike tracery of windows and florid decoration
- flamelike or brilliant in form or color
- too showy or ornate; florid, extravagant, etc. a flamboyant costume
Etymology: Fr, prp. of OFr flamboyer < flambe: see flame
noun
Related Forms:
- flamboyance flam·boy′·ance noun or flamboyancy flam·boy′·ancy
- flamboyantly flam·boy′·antly adverb
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