Lurid Definition

lo͝orĭd
adjective
Characterized by vivid description or explicit details that are meant to provoke or shock.
A lurid account of the crime.
American Heritage
Deathly pale; wan.
Webster's New World
Glowing through a haze, as flames enveloped by smoke.
Webster's New World
Vivid in a harsh or shocking way; startling; sensational.
Webster's New World
Characterized by violent passion or crime.
A lurid tale.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Lurid

  • Latin lūridus pale from lūror paleness

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin lÅ«ridus (“pale yellow, wan")

    From Wiktionary

Lurid Sentence Examples

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

  • The girls ' hair was dyed lurid blond and red, pulled up into high ponytails.

  • Let me give just one example, not a particularly lurid one, of the misunderstandings and misrepresentations that abound.

  • In autumn the leaves change to a lurid red, a color they retain for some time.

  • I wrote a lot of very lurid, melodramatic stories about people being trapped by the tide and swept away by whirlpools.

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Words Starting With

LLULUR

Words Ending With

DIDRID

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Words Starting With L and Ending With D

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