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[ adjective ] glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
Synonyms Examples "lurid details of the accident" Used in print (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)They moved toward the skiffs with shocking eagerness , elbowing and shoving . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
Synonyms Examples "scandalous behavior" "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray "the most shocking book of its time" Related terms |
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