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livid

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liv⋅id

  [liv-id]
–adjective
1. having a discolored, bluish appearance caused by a bruise, congestion of blood vessels, strangulation, etc., as the face, flesh, hands, or nails.
2. dull blue; dark, grayish-blue.
3. enraged; furiously angry: Willful stupidity makes me absolutely livid.
4. feeling or appearing strangulated because of strong emotion.
5. reddish or flushed.
6. deathly pale; pallid; ashen: Fear turned his cheeks livid for a moment.
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Origin:
1615–25; < L līvidus black and blue, equiv. to līv(ēre) to be livid (akin to Welsh lliw color) + -idus -id 4

Related forms:
liv⋅id⋅ly, adverb
liv⋅id⋅ness, li⋅vid⋅i⋅ty, noun
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liv·id   (lĭv'ĭd)   
adj.  

  1. Discolored, as from a bruise; black-and-blue.

  2. Ashen or pallid: a face livid with shock.

  3. Extremely angry; furious.


[Middle English livide, from Old French, from Latin līvidus, from līvēre, to be bluish; see sleiə- in Indo-European roots.]
li·vid'i·ty, liv'id·ness n., liv'id·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

livid 
1622, "of a bluish-leaden color," from M.Fr. livide, from L. lividus, from livere "be bluish," from PIE *(s)liwos-, from base *(s)li- "bluish" (cf. O.C.S., Rus. sliva "plum;" Lith. slywas "plum;" O.Ir. li, Welsh lliw "color, splendor," O.E. sla "sloe"). The sense of "furiously angry" (1912) is from the notion of being livid with rage.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: liv·id
Pronunciation: 'liv-&d
Function: adjective
: discolored by bruising : BLACK-AND-BLUE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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livid liv·id (lĭv'ĭd)
adj.
Having a black-and-blue or a leaden or ashy-gray color, as in discoloration from a contusion, congestion, or cyanosis.

li·vid'i·ty or liv'id·ness n.

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