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florid
adjective (DECORATED) /ˈflɒr.ɪd/
/ˈflɔːr-/ Definition
› with too much decoration or detail: a florid architectural style florid prose/rhetoricNot attractive to look atSerious and unpleasant floridly
/-li/ adverb Not attractive to look atSerious and unpleasant
(Definition of florid adjective (DECORATED) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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floppy noun
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flora and fauna noun
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flora noun
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floral adjective
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floret noun
- florid adjective (DECORATED)
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florid adjective (RED)
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florist noun
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floss noun (TEETH)
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floss noun (THREAD)
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floss verb
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Synonyms and related words:
- a blot on the landscape idiom
- be no oil painting idiom
- be not much to look at idiom
- blowsy adjective
- charmless adjective
- gaunt adjective
- ghoulish adjective
- hideously adverb
- horsey adjective
- icky adjective
- inelegant adjective
- look a fright idiom
- minger noun
- monstrosity noun
- putrid adjective (UNPLEASANT)
- ugly adjective (NOT ATTRACTIVE)
- ugly duckling noun
- unappealing adjective
- unattractive adjective
- unbecoming adjective
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