lurid adj

1 horrible in fierceness or savagery; "lurid crimes"; "a lurid life"

2 glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism; "lurid details of the accident" [syn: shocking]

3 shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke; "a lurid sunset"; "lurid flames"

4 ghastly pale; "moonlight gave the statue a lurid luminence"

English

Etymology

From luridus

Pronunciation

• /ˈlʊrɪd/

Adjective

1. Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance.
2. Being of a light yellow hue.
3. Shocking, horrifying.
4. Melodramatic.

   Some paperback novels have lurid covers.

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