Lurid definition
Glowing through a haze, as flames enveloped by smoke.
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(rare) Deathly pale; wan.
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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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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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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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Latin lÅ«ridus (“pale yellow, wan")
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