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florid
 
SYLLABICATION:flor·id
PRONUNCIATION:  flôrd, flr-
ADJECTIVE:1. Flushed with rosy color; ruddy. 2. Very ornate; flowery: a florid prose style. 3. Archaic Healthy. 4. Obsolete Abounding in or covered with flowers.
ETYMOLOGY:French floride, from Latin flridus, from fls, flr-, flower. See bhel-3 in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:flo·ridi·ty (fl-rd-t, flô-) , florid·ness —NOUN
florid·ly —ADVERB
 
 
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