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ALL meanings of lurid

lu·rid
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  • noun lurid Very vivid in color, esp. so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect. 1
  • adjective lurid gruesome; horrible; revolting: the lurid details of an accident. 1
  • adjective lurid glaringly vivid or sensational; shocking: the lurid tales of pulp magazines. 1
  • adjective lurid terrible in intensity, fierce passion, or unrestraint: lurid crimes. 1
  • adjective lurid lighted or shining with an unnatural, fiery glow; wildly or garishly red: a lurid sunset. 1
  • adjective lurid wan, pallid, or ghastly in hue; livid. 1
  • adjective lurid Shocking, horrifying. 0
  • adjective lurid Melodramatic. 0
  • adjective lurid Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance. 0
  • adjective lurid Being of a light yellow hue. 0
  • adjective lurid (botany) Having a brown colour tinged with red, as of flame seen through smoke. 0
  • adjective lurid (zoology) Having a colour tinged with purple, yellow, and grey. 0
  • adjective lurid If you say that something is lurid, you are critical of it because it involves a lot of violence, sex, or shocking detail. 0
  • adjective lurid If you describe something as lurid, you do not like it because it is very brightly coloured. 0
  • adjective lurid vivid in shocking detail; sensational 0
  • adjective lurid horrible in savagery or violence 0
  • adjective lurid pallid in colour; wan 0
  • adjective lurid glowing with an unnatural glare 0
  • adjective lurid deathly pale; wan 0
  • adjective lurid glowing through a haze, as flames enveloped by smoke 0
  • adjective lurid vivid in a harsh or shocking way; startling; sensational 0
  • adjective lurid characterized by violent passion or crime 0
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