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flamboyant
adjective(flam-boy-ant)
elaborately or excessively ornamented
Synonyms: aureate, florid,
Examples:
Flamboyant handwriting.
flamboyant
noun(flam-boy-ant)
showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
Synonyms: delonix regia, flame tree, peacock flower, poinciana regia, royal poinciana,
flamboyant
adjective(flam-boy-ant)
marked by ostentation but often tasteless
Synonyms: showy, splashy,

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