Look up: Lurid

1. lurid
   [adj] - horrible in fierceness or savagery 2. [adj] - glaringly vivid and graphic 3. [adj] - ghastly pale 4. [adj] - shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke
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2. Lurid
   Lu'rid adjective [ Latin luridus .] 1. Pale yellow; ghastly pale; wan; gloomy; dismal. « Fierce o'er their beauty blazed the lurid flame.» Thomson. « Wrapped in drifts of lurid smoke On the misty ...
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3. lurid
   1. Pale yellow; ghastly pale; wan; gloomy; dismal. 'Fierce o'er their beauty blazed the lurid flame.' (Thomson) 'Wrapped in drifts of lurid smoke On the misty river tide.' (Tennyson) ... 2. <botany> Having a brown colour tonged with red, as of flame seen through smoke. ... 3. <zoology> O...
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4. lurid
   shocking adjective glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism; `lurid details of the accident`
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5. lurid
   adjective shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke; `a lurid sunset`; `lurid flames`
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6. lurid
   adjective ghastly pale; `moonlight gave the statue a lurid luminence`
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7. lurid
   adjective horrible in fierceness or savagery; `lurid crimes`; `a lurid life`
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8. Lurid
   • (a.) Of a color tinged with purple, yellow, and gray. • (a.) Pale yellow; ghastly pale; wan; gloomy; dismal. • (a.) Having a brown color tonged with red, as of flame seen through smoke.
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