Synonyms

showy flamboyant aureate

Examples

"flamboyant handwriting" "the senator's florid speech"

Used in print

Also , it should be noted that the polytonal freedom of his melodies and harmonic modulations , the brilliant orchestrations , the adroitness for evading the heaviness of figured_bass , the skill in florid counterpoint were not lost in his mature output , even in the spectacular historical dramas of the stage and cinema , where a large , dramatic canvas of sound was required .

Related terms

fancy