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adjective
- 1. unpleasantly bright in colour, especially so as to create a harsh or unnatural effect: "lurid food colourings" Similar Opposite
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LURID definition: 1. (especially of a description) shocking because involving violence, sex, or immoral activity: 2…. Learn more.
The meaning of LURID is causing horror or revulsion : gruesome. How to use lurid in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Lurid.
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you say that something is lurid, you are critical of it because it involves a lot of violence, sex, or shocking detail. [disapproval] ...lurid accounts of Claire's sexual exploits. Some reports have contained lurid accounts of deaths and mutilations.
Something lurid is vivid and attention-grabbing in a shocking, graphic, or horrible way. that pulls them in. Your mother might complain that she hates lurid TV shows — ones that are overly sensationalized and meant to shock.
1. a. Characterized by vivid description or explicit details that are meant to provoke or shock: a lurid account of the crime. b. Characterized by shocking or outrageous behavior: a friend with a lurid past. 2. a. Bright and intense in color; vivid: "the whole loud overbright town like the lurid midway of a carnival" (Paul Theroux). b.
Definition of lurid adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
the lurid details of an accident. 2. glaringly vivid or sensational; shocking. the lurid tales of pulp magazines. 3. terrible in intensity, fierce passion, or unrestraint. lurid crimes. 4. lighted or shining with an unnatural, fiery glow; wildly or garishly red.
The earliest known use of the adjective lurid is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for lurid is from 1656, in the writing of Thomas Blount, antiquary and lexicographer. lurid is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin lūridus.
adjective. gruesome; horrible; revolting: the lurid details of an accident. glaringly vivid or sensational; shocking: the lurid tales of pulp magazines. terrible in intensity, fierce passion, or unrestraint: lurid crimes. lighted or shining with an unnatural, fiery glow; wildly or garishly red: a lurid sunset.
