adj. 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. [French floride, from Latin flōridus, from flōs, flōr-, flower; see bhel-3 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] flo·ridi·ty (flə-rĭdĭ-tē, flô-), florid·ness n. florid·ly adv. |
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