florid
/FLOR-id/adjectiveexcessively ornate; having a red complexion
“The brochure's florid prose buries the price list.”
- Synonyms
- ornate, flowery, rococo
- Antonyms
- plain, austere
- Memory hook
- flor (flower): writing overgrown with blooms.
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