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Definition of Livid

1. Adjective. Anemic looking from illness or emotion. "A face white with rage"

2. Adjective. (of a light) imparting a deathlike luminosity. "A thousand flambeaux...turned all at once that deep gloom into a livid and preternatural day"

3. Adjective. Furiously angry. "Willful stupidity makes him absolutely livid"

4. Adjective. Discolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin. "Livid bruises"

Definition of Livid

1. a. Black and blue; grayish blue; of a lead color; discolored, as flesh by contusion.

Definition of Livid

1. Adjective. (informal) Furiously angry. ¹

2. Adjective. Having a dark, bluish appearance. ¹

3. Adjective. Pallid. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Livid

1. having the skin abnormally discolored [adj] : LIVIDLY [adv]

Medical Definition of Livid

1. Black and blue; grayish blue; of a lead colour; discoloured, as flesh by contusion. "There followed no carbuncles, no purple or livid spots, the mass of the blood not being tainted." (Bacon) Origin: L. Lividus, from livere to be of a blush colour, to be black and blue: cf. F. Livide. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Livid

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