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   lurid

   /ˈl(j)ʊərɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. unpleasantly bright in colour, especially so as to create a harsh or unnatural effect: "lurid food colourings" Similar brightly colouredbrightover-brightbrilliantglaringfluorescentflamingdazzlingvividintenseshowygaudyloudOpposite mutedsubtle
   • ▪ presented in vividly shocking or sensational terms: "the more lurid details of the massacre were too frightening for the children" Similar sensationalsensationalistmelodramaticexaggeratedoverdramatizedextravagantcolourfultrashycheappulptastelesskitschysalaciousgraphicexplicitunrestrainedprurientribaldsuggestiveshockingstartlingdirtyfilthygruesomegorygrislymacabrerepugnantrevoltingdisgustingghastlymorbidunearthlygrotesquehideoushorrifyingappallinginformal:tackyshock-horrorjuicyfull-frontalrubbishyOpposite restraineddiscreet

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in the sense ‘pale and dismal in colour’): from Latin luridus; related to luror ‘wan or yellow colour’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. luridly adverb
   • 2. luridness noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   The meaning of LURID is causing horror or revulsion : gruesome. How to use lurid in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Lurid.

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   LURID definition: 1. (especially of a description) shocking because involving violence, sex, or immoral activity: 2…. Learn more.

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   If you say that something is lurid, you are critical of it because it involves a lot of violence, sex, or shocking detail.

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   adjective. gruesome; horrible; revolting: the lurid details of an accident. glaringly vivid or sensational; shocking: the lurid tales of pulp magazines. terrible in intensity, fierce passion, or unrestraint: lurid crimes. lighted or shining with an unnatural, fiery glow; wildly or garishly red: a lurid sunset.

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   Something lurid is vivid and attention-grabbing in a shocking, graphic, or horrible way. that pulls them in. Your mother might complain that she hates lurid TV shows — ones that are overly sensationalized and meant to shock.

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   1. a. Characterized by vivid description or explicit details that are meant to provoke or shock: a lurid account of the crime. b. Characterized by shocking or outrageous behavior: a friend with a lurid past. 2. a. Bright and intense in color; vivid: "the whole loud overbright town like the lurid midway of a carnival" (Paul Theroux). b.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionlurid adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   (especially of a story or piece of writing) presented in a way that is intended to shock. lurid headlines. The paper gave all the lurid details of the murder. Topics Literature and writing c2. Word Origin. See lurid in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: lurid.

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   Jun 10, 2024 · lurid (comparative more lurid, superlative most lurid) Shocking, horrifying, especially when it comes to violence or sex.

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    Lurid definition, gruesome; horrible; revolting: the lurid details of an accident. See more.

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    lurid meaning, definition, what is lurid: a description, story etc that is lurid i...: Learn more.