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- Dictionarylivid/ˈlɪvɪd/
adjective
- 1. furiously angry: "he was livid that Garry had escaped" Similar
- 2. dark bluish grey in colour: "livid bruises" Similar
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LIVID definition: 1. extremely angry: 2. (especially of marks on the skin) of an unpleasant purple or dark blue…. Learn more.
1. : discolored by bruising : black-and-blue. the livid traces of the sharp scourges Abraham Cowley. 2. : ashen, pallid. this cross, thy livid face, thy pierced hands and feet Walt Whitman. 3. : reddish. a fan of gladiolas blushed livid under the electric letters Truman Capote. 4. : very angry : enraged. was livid at his son's disobedience.
LIVID meaning: 1. extremely angry: 2. (especially of marks on the skin) of an unpleasant purple or dark blue…. Learn more.
If you're livid, you're furious, in a black cloud of anger. The Latin root this word comes from means "bluish-gray" or "slate-colored," and you can also use livid to describe the color, such as a livid bruise or a livid sea.
Livid definition: having a discolored, bluish appearance caused by a bruise, congestion of blood vessels, strangulation, etc., as the face, flesh, hands, or nails.. See examples of LIVID used in a sentence.
1. having a discolored, bluish appearance caused by a bruise, congestion of blood vessels, strangulation, etc. 2. dull blue; dark, grayish blue. 3. enraged; furiously angry: Carelessness makes me absolutely livid. 4. reddish or flushed. 5. deathly pale; pallid; ashen: Fear turned his cheeks livid.
Something that is livid is an unpleasant dark purple or red colour. The scarred side of his face was a livid red. Synonyms: discoloured , angry , purple , bruised More Synonyms of livid
From Latin lÄ«vidus (“blueish, livid; envious" ), from lÄ«veō (“be of a bluish color or livid; envy" ), from Old Latin *slivere, from Proto-Indo-European *sliwo-, suffixed form of * (s)leie- (“bluish" ).
Definition of livid – Learner’s Dictionary. livid. adjective. uk / ˈlɪvɪd / us. Add to word list Add to word list. very angry. (Definition of livid from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of livid. in Chinese (Traditional) 生氣的, 狂怒的，暴怒的, 顔色… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 生气的, 狂怒的，暴怒的, 颜色… See more.
livid meaning, definition, what is livid: extremely angry: Learn more.
