LURID

lurid

Adjective

  1. Shocking, horrifying.
    The accident was described with lurid detail.
  2. Melodramatic.
  3. Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance.
  4. Being of a light yellow hue.
    Some paperback novels have lurid covers.
    The lurid lighting of the bar made for a very hazy atmosphere.
  5. Having a brown colour tinged with red, as of flame seen through smoke.
  6. Having a colour tinged with purple, yellow, and grey.


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