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   lu·rid

   /ˈlo͝orəd/

   adjective

   • 1. very vivid in color, especially so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect: "lurid food colorings" Similar brightly coloredbrightoverbrightbrilliantglaringfluorescentflamingdazzlingvividintenseshowygaudyloudOpposite mutedsubtle
   • ▪ (of a description) presented in vividly shocking or sensational terms, especially giving explicit details of crimes or sexual matters: "the more lurid details of the massacre were too frightening for the children" Similar sensationalsensationalistmelodramaticexaggeratedoverdramatizedextravagantcolorfultrashycheappulptastelesskitschysalaciousgraphicexplicitunrestrainedprurientribaldsuggestiveshockingstartlingdirtyfilthygruesomegorygrislymacabrerepugnantrevoltingdisgustingghastlymorbidunearthlygrotesquehideoushorrifyingappallinginformal:tackyshock-horrorjuicyfull-frontalrubbishyOpposite restraineddiscreet

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in the sense ‘pale and dismal in color’): from Latin luridus; related to luror ‘wan or yellow color’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. luridly adverb
   • 2. luridness noun

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   The meaning of LURID is causing horror or revulsion : gruesome. How to use lurid in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Lurid.

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   Something lurid is vivid and attention-grabbing in a shocking, graphic, or horrible way. that pulls them in. Your mother might complain that she hates lurid TV shows — ones that are overly sensationalized and meant to shock.

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   LURID definition: 1. (especially of a description) shocking because involving violence, sex, or immoral activity: 2…. Learn more.

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   If you say that something is lurid, you are critical of it because it involves a lot of violence, sex, or shocking detail. [disapproval] ...lurid accounts of Claire's sexual exploits. Some reports have contained lurid accounts of deaths and mutilations.

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   adjective. gruesome; horrible; revolting: the lurid details of an accident. glaringly vivid or sensational; shocking: the lurid tales of pulp magazines. terrible in intensity, fierce passion, or unrestraint: lurid crimes. lighted or shining with an unnatural, fiery glow; wildly or garishly red: a lurid sunset.

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   1. a. Characterized by vivid description or explicit details that are meant to provoke or shock: a lurid account of the crime. b. Characterized by shocking or outrageous behavior: a friend with a lurid past. 2. a. Bright and intense in color; vivid: "the whole loud overbright town like the lurid midway of a carnival" (Paul Theroux). b.

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   Definition of lurid adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   lurid meaning, definition, what is lurid: a description, story etc that is lurid i...: Learn more.

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

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    revolting: the lurid details of an accident. glaringly vivid or sensational; shocking: the lurid tales of pulp magazines. terrible in intensity, fierce passion, or unrestraint: lurid crimes. lighted or shining with an unnatural, fiery glow; wildly or garishly red: a lurid sunset. wan, pallid, or ghastly in hue; livid.