Florid

1. having a red or flush complexion 2. excessively intricate or elaborate

Kārikiōrangi

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@sharonm.bsky.social

Isambard Wilkinson is a marvellously florid byline

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Cubicular Daydream

Cubicular Daydream

@poetaster.bsky.social

I fail to see the overall appeal of Sylvia Plath. I have read her for decades, and she rarely rises beyond being florid and unkempt. Sexton was far better, metrically and narratively.

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@nottinghampost.co.uk

One consultant explained Valdo Calocane's symptoms indicated a 'very florid mental illness'

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