Meaning & use
floridly
In an excessively elaborate, ornate, or flowery manner, especially in speech or writing.
See it in a sentence
He described the sunset so floridly that his friends teased him for sounding like a poet.
The critic complained that the author wrote floridly, burying simple ideas under heavy ornamentation.
A note on using this word
Usually mildly critical, implying excessive or showy embellishment rather than genuine eloquence.
Words with a similar meaning
elaboratelyornately
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Words with an opposite meaning
plainlysimply
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