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History
Synonyms
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Meaning:
florid

(too) rich in ornament and colour

very elaborate

grandiose

planned on an impressive scale (often foolishly)

theatrical, extravagant

heroic

having, needing, great courage

brave, champion

hyperbolic

of a hyperbola

wordy; flowery in speech

metaphysical

based on thought and reasoning; (of poetry) intellectual and psychological, usually about themes such as love, religion and death

not physical; without physical presence

pompous

full of, showing (too much) self-importance

arrogant, egotistic

pretentious

claiming (without justification) great ability, qualities or importance

snobbish, conceited

rhetorical

(too) concerned with the style of speaking and writing and not with the content

wordy; flowery in speech

snobbish

if, like, a snob

stuck-up, conceited

stilted

(of written style, talk, behaviour etc) too formal and unnatural

artificial, pretentious

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