a lurid story

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• story — noun 1 account of events/people, true or invented ADJECTIVE ▪ true ▪ plausible ▪ false, made up ▪ She told the police a false story about being attacked. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• lurid — lu|rid [ˈluərıd, ˈljuərıd US ˈlurıd] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: luridus pale yellow , from luror pale yellow color ] 1.) a description, story etc that is lurid is deliberately shocking and involves sex or violence = ↑explicit ▪ lurid… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• lurid — adjective 1 a description, story etc that is lurid is deliberately shocking and involves sex or violence: lurid headlines | He told me in lurid detail what would happen to me. 2 too brightly coloured; gaudy: a lurid orange dress luridly adverb… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• lurid — lu|rid [ lurıd ] adjective 1. ) full of unpleasant or sexual details that are meant to shock or interest people: a lurid description/story/headline 2. ) a lurid color is very bright in an ugly way ╾ lu|rid|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• lurid — UK [ˈljʊərɪd] / UK [ˈlʊərɪd] adjective 1) full of unpleasant or sexual details that are meant to shock or interest people a lurid description/story/headline 2) a lurid colour is very bright in an ugly way Derived word: luridly adverb …   English dictionary

• lurid — adj. Lurid is used with these nouns: ↑colour, ↑description, ↑detail, ↑headline, ↑story, ↑tale …   Collocations dictionary

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