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livid

[ 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.



livid

/ ˈlɪvɪd /

adjective

  1. (of the skin) discoloured, as from a bruise or contusion
  2. of a greyish tinge or colour

    livid pink

  3. informal.
    angry or furious


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Derived Forms

  • ˈlividly, adverb
  • ˈlividness, noun

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Other Words From

  • liv·id·ly adverb
  • liv·id·ness li·vid·i·ty [li-, vid, -i-tee], noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of livid1

First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin līvidus “black and blue,” equivalent to līv(ēre) “to be livid” (akin to Welsh lliw “color”) + -idus adjective suffix; -id 4

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Word History and Origins

Origin of livid1

C17: via French from Latin līvidus, from līvēre to be black and blue

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Example Sentences

The week after Rebecca Grant took away her kids’ video games for a month, after a year of relaxed pandemic rules, her 10-year-old son was livid.

Many faculty at UNC and others who admire the work of Hannah-Jones are livid at what they see as a failure to properly recognize an authoritative figure in the field of journalism, one with close ties to Chapel Hill.

The fact that they did this without giving us any warning, we were livid.

Many who need medical care that depends on electricity are in dire conditions — and livid at how unprepared the state was for the ice and snow.

She thought about her research and was suddenly, absolutely livid.

But a group of livid fans—over 45,000 of them, actually—are still lobbying to “Bring Beth Back!”

While this will be some comfort to the Queen, she will likely still be livid at the news.

Opie is devastated, Anthony is unrepentant, and their fans are livid and seeking revenge.

He was “livid” because “I was better than most of the guys they were picking.”

Now, imagine a speech that had excited Democrats, that had had something surprising in it, something that made Republicans livid.

She pointed hastily to some livid bruises upon her neck and arms, and continued with great rapidity.

For a moment Colonel Jennison was too astonished to speak; then his face turned livid with passion.

She watched the colour fade from his cheeks, and the ugly, livid hue that spread in its room to his very lips.

It is pleasant to look at the smiling, cheerful old Beguine, and think no more of yonder livid face.

Crushed by that bolt from the blue, Richard sat as if stunned, the flush receding from his face until his very lips were livid.

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