florid vs high-sounding

florid

adj
  • In a blatant, vivid, or highly disorganized state. 

  • Having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy. 

  • Elaborately ornate; flowery. 

high-sounding

adj
  • Oratorial, sometimes to the point of sounding contrived. 

  • Having an elevated or moralistic tone; pompous. 

How often have the words florid and high-sounding occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )