0 with too much decoration or detail: --
a florid architectural style
1 (of a person's face) too red, especially in a way that is unhealthy: --
a florid complexion
2 too red, esp. in a way that is unhealthy: --
a florid complexion
3 with too much decoration or detail: --
a florid architectural style
A certain florid asseveration increasingly accompanies those assertions.
He asked many questions in his rather florid speech but never produced a single answer.
My florid complexion is a natural result of my healthy lifestyle.
He looked flabby, florid and weak, but he did not deserve to be misunderstood to that extent.
They are people who have served—to use a florid, but accurate phrase—their king and country in the past.
I do not propose to deal with this motion in the traditional, rather florid way in which such motions are normally discussed.
If he is honest with himself, he may recognise that he is big on florid paragraphs, but still thin on policy.
I am sure he will be kind enough to note my possibly florid and hot-tempered remarks and answer them.
