adj. 1 ruddy; flushed; high-coloured (a florid complexion). 2 (of a book, a picture, music, architecture, etc.) elaborately ornate; ostentatious; showy. 3 adorned with or as with flowers; flowery. floridity n. floridly adv. floridness n.
[ F floride or L floridus f. flos floris flower ]