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The definition of florid is someone with a flushed complexion, or something overly complicated.

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An example of someone who would be described as florid is a red-faced, flushed runner whose face has turned red with exertion.
An example of something that would be described as florid is overly complex and wordy writing.

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See florid in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

flushed with red or pink; rosy; ruddy: said of the complexion
highly decorated; gaudy; showy; ornate: a florid musical passage
Obsolete decorated with flowers; flowery

Origin: L floridus, flowery < flos, a flower

Related Forms:

floridity noun or floridness
floridly adverb

See florid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Flushed with rosy color; ruddy.
Very ornate; flowery: a florid prose style.
Archaic Healthy.
Obsolete Abounding in or covered with flowers.

Origin:

Origin: French floride

Origin: , from Latin flōridus

Origin: , from flōs, flōr-, flower; see bhel-³ in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

flo·ridˈi·ty (flə-rĭdˈĭ-tē, flô-), florˈid·ness noun

florˈid·ly adverb

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