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flamboyant

(fl/&/m'b//Oi///@/nt )

adjective (a)

Characterized by waving or flamelike curves, as in the tracery of windows, etc.; -- said of the later (15th century) French Gothic style.(adjective)

source: webster1913

noun (n)

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(noun.plant)

Synonym:
delonix regia, flame tree, peacock flower, poinciana regia, royal poinciana

source: wordnet30

adjective satellite (s)

marked by ostentation but often tasteless(adj.all)

Synonym:
showy, splashy

source: wordnet30
elaborately or excessively ornamented(adj.all)

Example:
Flamboyant handwriting.

Synonym:
aureate, florid

source: wordnet30

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