Lexic.us

Definition of Lurid

1. Adjective. Horrible in fierceness or savagery. "A lurid life"

2. Adjective. Glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism. "Lurid details of the accident"

3. Adjective. Shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke. "Lurid flames"

4. Adjective. Ghastly pale. "Moonlight gave the statue a lurid luminence"

Definition of Lurid

1. a. Pale yellow; ghastly pale; wan; gloomy; dismal.

Definition of Lurid

1. causing shock or horror [adj] : LURIDLY [adv]

Medical Definition of Lurid

1. 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. Having a brown colour tonged with red, as of flame seen through smoke. 3. Of a colour tinged with purple, yellow, and gray. Origin: L. Luridus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lurid

lurdens lure lured lurer lurers lures lurex lurexes lurg lurgi

lurgies lurgis lurgy luria-nebraska neuropsychological battery lurid (current term) lurid (current term) lurider luridest luridly luridness

luridnesses luring luringly lurk lurked lurker lurker lurkers lurking lurkingly

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