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florid

[flawr-id, flor-] / ˈflɔr ɪd, ˈflɒr- /




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The inclusion of Mr. Dominé’s florid prose and his fellow citizens’ good manners are parts of what makes “Glitterball” a supremely creative example of creative documentary.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 17, 2026

The gold-painted dome ceiling has a florid original mural of angels that Trinity Broadcasting founder Paul Crouch called “Orange County’s own Sistine Chapel.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 21, 2025

As The Scythe illustrates, From The Pyre is a deeply personal record – even though the band have a tendency to self-mythologise and dress their stories in florid, theatrical outfits.

From BBC Oct. 15, 2025

His henchman Stephen Miller does know how to produce a florid turn of phrase, doesn't he?

From Salon Apr. 11, 2025

Yoyo and her sisters were forgetting a lot of their Spanish, and their father's formal, florid diction was hard to understand.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




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