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lurid::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

lurid

adjective

/'lʊrɪd/

glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism

Type	Words
Synonyms	shocking
Derivation	luridness

lurid details of the accident.

lurid

adjective

/'lʊrɪd/

ghastly pale

Type	Words
Derivation	luridness

moonlight gave the statue a lurid luminence.

lurid

adjective

/'lʊrɪd/

horrible in fierceness or savagery

Type	Words
Derivation	luridness

lurid crimes.

a lurid life.

lurid

adjective

/'lʊrɪd/

shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke

Type	Words
Derivation	luridness

a lurid sunset.

lurid flames.