florid Copy link Outline I. Lit.1. rŭbĭcundus2. cŏlōrātus (of healthy complexion)3. subrūfus (somewhat ruddy)II. Fig. • florid: I. Lit.: of ruddy hue: 1. rŭbĭcundus: Pl.: Ov.: v. ruddy. Somewhat f., subrubĭcundus, Sen. 2. cŏlōrātus (of healthy complexion): Cels. (But in Tac. Agr. 11, colorati vultus is swarthy, tanned complexions.) 3. subrūfus (somewhat ruddy): (a man) with f. complexion, curly hair, s. crispus, Pl. II. Fig.: of style: flōrĭdus: more f. than Hyperides, floridior quam Hyperides, Cic. Br. 82, 285: f. style, f. oratio, Quint.