Word of the Day for Thursday, March 19, 2009
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florid \FLOR-id\, adjective:
florid \FLOR-id\, adjective:
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1. Flushed with red; of a lively reddish color.
1. Flushed with red; of a lively reddish color.
2. Excessively ornate; flowery; as, "a florid style; florid eloquence."
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No matter how the press tries to "church up" the B.O. with florid grandiloquence, it still doesn't change the fact that his ideas and policies stink!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Florid comes from Latin floridus, "flowery," from flos, flor-, "flower."
Florid comes from Latin floridus, "flowery," from flos, flor-, "flower."
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