LURID Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of LURID is causing horror or revulsion : gruesome. How to use lurid in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Lurid.
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The meaning of LURID is causing horror or revulsion : gruesome. How to use lurid in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Lurid.
Lurid definition: gruesome; horrible; revolting.. See examples of LURID used in a sentence.
lurid adjective (SHOCKING) Add to word list (especially of a description) shocking because involving violence, sex, or immoral activity:
If you say that something is lurid, you are critical of it because it involves a lot of violence, sex, or shocking detail.
1. gruesome; horrible; revolting: the lurid details of an accident. 2. wildly dramatic or sensational; shocking: the lurid tales of pulp magazines. 3. shining with an unnatural, fiery glow; garishly red: a lurid sunse...
lurid (comparative more lurid, superlative most lurid) Pruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or horrifying, especially with regard to violence or sex. quotations
The word lurid, which entered English in the 17th century, comes from Latin lūridis, "ghastly, pale yellow," and it can also refer to things that are a ghastly yellow color or to something shining with a strange red glow.
LURID meaning: 1 : causing shock or disgust involving sex or violence in a way that is meant to be shocking; 2 : shining or glowing with a bright and unpleasant color
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