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The definition of livid is discolored by a bruise or someone furious with anger.

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When you break an expensive vase on purpose that you know your mother loves, this is an example of a situation where your mom might be livid.

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adjective

discolored by a bruise; black-and-blue
grayish-blue; lead-colored: sometimes taken to mean pale, white, or red: livid with rage
very angry; enraged

Origin: < Fr or L: Fr livide < L lividus, akin to livere, to be black and blue < IE *(s)līwos- < base *(s)li-, bluish > sloe, OSlav sliva, plum

Related Forms:

lividity noun or lividness

See livid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Discolored, as from a bruise; black-and-blue.
Ashen or pallid: a face livid with shock.
Extremely angry; furious.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English livide

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin līvidus

Origin: , from līvēre, to be bluish; see sleiə- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

li·vidˈi·ty, livˈid·ness noun

livˈid·ly adverb

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