flamboyant

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  1. adjective Highly elaborate; ornate.
  2. adjective Richly colored; resplendent.
  3. adjective Architecture Of, relating to, or having wavy lines and flamelike forms characteristic of 15th- and 16th-century French Gothic architecture.
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  • They are the kind of flamboyant, outspoken people whom you can't help but notice, and who are much more likely to be strongly liked or disliked by people. —  thecookscottage
  • I found myself identifying wholeheartedly with the novel's flamboyant, honey-tongued narrator, Humbert Humbert. —  Histriomastix
  • For those who wish to be a little more flamboyant, the V-8-powered —  The Car Connection
  • He is known for his flamboyant style and risk-taking business ideas. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • He was such an amazing individual, not only as a musician, but he was so endearing, charming, flamboyant - he was very serious at times because the time he was famous was a very serious time for African-Americans, during the '20s and' 30s and even beyond.
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  1. French, from Old French, present participle of flamboyer, to blaze, from flambe, flame; see flame.

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  1. from French flamboyant (cf. Middle English flaumbeande, from Old French flambeiant), flaming, in arch, flamboyant. present participle of flamber, flame: see flame, v.
 

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