lurid
11lurid — [[t]ljʊ͟ərɪd, AM l ʊrɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you say that something is lurid, you are critical of it because it involves a lot of violence, sex, or shocking detail. ...lurid accounts of Claire s sexual exploits... Some… …
12lurid — luridly, adv. luridness, n. /loor id/, adj. 1. gruesome; horrible; revolting: the lurid details of an accident. 2. glaringly vivid or sensational; shocking: the lurid tales of pulp magazines. 3. terrible in intensity, fierce passion, or… …
13lurid — adjective 1 a description, story etc that is lurid is deliberately shocking and involves sex or violence: lurid headlines | He told me in lurid detail what would happen to me. 2 too brightly coloured; gaudy: a lurid orange dress luridly adverb… …
14lurid — lu|rid [ lurıd ] adjective 1. ) full of unpleasant or sexual details that are meant to shock or interest people: a lurid description/story/headline 2. ) a lurid color is very bright in an ugly way ╾ lu|rid|ly adverb …
15lurid — lu•rid [[t]ˈlʊər ɪd[/t]] adj. 1) gruesome; horrible; revolting: the lurid details of an accident[/ex] 2) wildly dramatic or sensational; shocking: the lurid tales of pulp magazines[/ex] 3) shining with an unnatural, fiery glow; garishly red: a… …
16lurid — /ˈlurəd / (say loohruhd) adjective 1. lit up or shining with an unnatural or wild (especially red or fiery) glare: a lurid sky. 2. glaringly vivid or sensational: lurid tales. 3. terrible in fiery intensity, fierce passion, or wild unrestraint:… …
17lurid — adjective /ˈlʊrɪd,ˈlɔrɪd/ a) Shocking, horrifying. The accident was described with lurid detail. b) Melodramatic. Some paperback novels have lurid covers …
18lurid — adjective 1) lurid colors Syn: bright, brilliant, vivid, glaring, shocking, fluorescent, flaming, dazzling, intense; gaudy, loud, showy, bold, garish, tacky Ant …
19lurid — UK [ˈljʊərɪd] / UK [ˈlʊərɪd] adjective 1) full of unpleasant or sexual details that are meant to shock or interest people a lurid description/story/headline 2) a lurid colour is very bright in an ugly way Derived word: luridly adverb …
20lurid — adjective Etymology: Latin luridus pale yellow, sallow Date: 1603 1. a. causing horror or revulsion ; gruesome b. melodramatic, sensational; also shocking < paperbacks in the usual lurid covers T. R. Fyvel > 2 …
