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boffo (adj.)[boffo 词源字典]: strikingly successful, by 1961, show biz slang, probably echoic of a "hit."[boffo etymology, boffo origin, 英语词源]
florid (adj.): 1640s, "strikingly beautiful," from French floride "flourishing," from Latin floridus "flowery, in bloom," from flos "flower" (see flora). Sense of "ruddy" is first recorded 1640s. Meaning "highly decorated, profusely adorned (as with flowers)" is from 1650s. Related: Floridly.
striking (adj.): 1610s, "that strikes," present participle adjective from strike (v.). Meaning "producing a vivid impression" id from 1752, from the verb in the sense of "to catch the fancy of" (1590s). Related: Strikingly.
avocet: "A long-legged wading bird with a slender upturned bill and strikingly patterned plumage", Late 17th century: from French avocette, from Italian avosetta.