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[ adjective ] horrible in fierceness or savagery
Examples "lurid crimes" "a lurid life" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
Synonyms 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 |
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[ adjective ] shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke
Examples "a lurid sunset" "lurid flames" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] ghastly pale
Examples "moonlight gave the statue a lurid luminence" Related terms |
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