1
[ adjective ] horrible in fierceness or savagery

Examples

"lurid crimes" "a lurid life"

Related terms

violent

2
[ adjective ] glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism

Synonyms

shocking

Examples

"lurid details of the accident"

Used in print

(Joseph Chadwick, No Land Is Free....)

During much of the fifteen mile ride they had watched a lurid display of lightning in the sky to the east .

Related terms

sensational

3
[ adjective ] shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke

Examples

"a lurid sunset" "lurid flames"

Related terms

bright

4
[ adjective ] ghastly pale

Examples

"moonlight gave the statue a lurid luminence"

Related terms

colorless

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