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comparative more florid, superlative most florid
Having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy. examples
Elaborately ornate; flowery. examples
(of a disorder, especially mental) In a blatant, vivid, or highly disorganized state. quotations examples
His visions of their plans and his imminent detention were so florid that the reality, wherein he was unharmed and simply sitting in the cab of the RS-80 and continuing his slow work on the road, was far less plausible.
2019, Dave Eggers, The Parade, N.Y.: Vintage Books, page 107
(obsolete) Flourishing; in the bloom of health. quotations
Mean while Peregrine guessing the good fortune of his friend, and allured by the attractions of the maid, who was a cleanly florid girl, employed his address to such effectual purpose, that she yielded to his efforts; and he was as happy as such a conquest could make him.
1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […]