Lurid definitions

lo͝or'ĭd
The definition of lurid is something gruesome or vivid in a shocking way.

An example of something that would be described as lurid is the description of a grisly murder scene.

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Characterized by vivid description or explicit details that are meant to provoke or shock.

A lurid account of the crime.

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Characterized by shocking or outrageous behavior.

A friend with a lurid past.

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Bright and intense in color; vivid.
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Sallow or pallid.
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Deathly pale; wan.
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Glowing through a haze, as flames enveloped by smoke.
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Vivid in a harsh or shocking way; startling; sensational.
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Characterized by violent passion or crime.

A lurid tale.

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Shocking, horrifying.

The accident was described with lurid detail.

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Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance.
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Being of a light yellow hue.

Some paperback novels have lurid covers.

The lurid lighting of the bar made for a very hazy atmosphere.

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(botany) Having a brown colour tinged with red, as of flame seen through smoke.
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(zoology) Having a colour tinged with purple, yellow, and grey.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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Origin of lurid

Latin lūridus pale from lūror paleness

Sentence Examples

  • Sensing some sort of lurid story, all five of them waited for her to speak.

  • high, bearing on its numerous branches a very large number of lurid red or yellow, somewhat tubular flowers, recalling those of an aloe, and from i to 2 in.

  • The electioneering alliances, which were everywhere in vogue, but particularly in Germany, between the Catholics and popular party and the Social Democrats, throw a lurid light upon the character of a movement that certainly went far beyond the intentions of the pope, but which it was now difficult to undo or to hold in check.

  • She's more celebrated for her wholesome image than for any scandals, so it's unlikely that you'll see her splashed across the front of any magazines accompanied by lurid headlines.

  • He painted in lurid colours the terrors of purgatory, while he dwelt on the cheapness of the indulgence which would purchase remission and his prices were lowered as each sale approached its end.

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