FLORIDLY

floridly

(adverb) in a florid manner; “floridly figurative prose”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

floridly (comparative more floridly, superlative most floridly)

In a florid manner

Source: Wiktionary


Flor"id*ly, adv.

Definition: In a florid manner.

FLORID

Flor"id, a. Etym: [L. floridus, fr. flos, floris, flower. See Flower.]

1. Covered with flowers; abounding in flowers; flowery. [R.] Fruit from a pleasant and florid tree. Jer. Taylor.

2. Bright in color; flushed with red; of a lively reddish color; as, a florid countenance.

3. Embellished with flowers of rhetoric; enriched to excess with figures; excessively ornate; as, a florid style; florid eloquence.

4. (Mus.)

Definition: Flowery; ornamental; running in rapid melodic figures, divisions, or passages, as in variations; full of fioriture or little ornamentations.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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