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['luərid]1) ((too) brightly coloured or vivid: a lurid dress/painting/sky.) kričeč2) (unpleasantly shocking: the lurid details of his accident.) grozljiv•- luridly- luridness* * *[l(j)úərid]adjective ( luridly adverb)prsten, bled; pošasten, grozljiv, mračen, temen, strašen; krvavo rdeč (nebo); križeč, živ (barva); botany umazano rumeno rjav
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luridly — adverb In a lurid manner, in a way that contains gauche details or is intended to shock or horrify. The details of the crime were luridly and sensationally described … Wiktionary
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luridly — adverb in a lurid manner it was luridly described in the book as the place where mystics took refuge • Derived from adjective: ↑lurid … Useful english dictionary
luridly — adverb see lurid … New Collegiate Dictionary
luridly — See lurid. * * * … Universalium
luridly — adv. terribly, dreadfully, horribly; in a shocking or sensational manner; with unnatural brightness; in a pale manner … English contemporary dictionary
luridly — lu·rid·ly … English syllables
luridly — See: lurid … English dictionary
lurid — luridly, adv. luridness, n. /loor id/, adj. 1. gruesome; horrible; revolting: 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… … Universalium
lurid — [[t]ljʊ͟ərɪd, AM l ʊrɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you say that something is lurid, you are critical of it because it involves a lot of violence, sex, or shocking detail. ...lurid accounts of Claire s sexual exploits... Some… … English dictionary
lurid — adjective Etymology: Latin luridus pale yellow, sallow Date: 1603 1. a. causing horror or revulsion ; gruesome b. melodramatic, sensational; also shocking < paperbacks in the usual lurid covers T. R. Fyvel > 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary