1
a
: very flowery in style : ornate
florid prose
florid declamations
also
: having a florid style
a florid writer
b
: elaborately decorated
a florid interior
c
obsolete
: covered with flowers
2
a
: tinged with red : ruddy
a florid complexion
b
: marked by emotional or sexual fervor
a florid secret life
a florid sensibility
3
: fully developed : manifesting a complete and typical clinical syndrome
the florid stage of a disease
4
archaic
: healthy
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