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1.
gruesome; horrible; revolting: the lurid details of an accident.
2.
glaringly vivid or sensational; shocking: the lurid tales of pulp magazines.
3.
terrible in intensity, fierce passion, or unrestraint: lurid crimes.
4.
lighted or shining with an unnatural, fiery glow; wildly or garishly red: a lurid sunset.
5.
wan, pallid, or ghastly in hue; livid.
Origin:
1650–60; < Latin lūridus sallow, ghastly
1650–60; < Latin lūridus sallow, ghastly
Related forms
lu·rid·ly, adverb
lu·rid·ness, noun
Synonyms
5. dismal, pale, murky.
5. dismal, pale, murky.
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lurid
1656, from L. luridus "pale yellow, ghastly," of uncertain origin, perhaps cognate with Gk. khloros (see Chloe). The figurative sense of "sensational" is first attested 1850.
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