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Meaning of 'lurid' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Lurid [ a.]
- Pale yellow; ghastly pale; wan; gloomy; dismal.
- Having a brown color tonged with red, as of flame seen through smoke.
- Of a color tinged with purple, yellow, and gray.

Meaning of 'lurid' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . lurid [ s]
Meaning (1):
- horrible in fierceness or savagery
Example in sentence:
  • a lurid life;
  • lurid crimes
Meaning (2):
- shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke
Example in sentence:
  • a lurid sunset;
  • lurid flames
Meaning (3):
- glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
Example in sentence:
  • lurid details of the accident
Meaning (4):
- ghastly pale
Example in sentence:
  • moonlight gave the statue a lurid luminence

Nearby Words:

lurcation lurch lurched lurcher lurching lurchline lurdan lure lured lurg

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