adj.
Pronunciation: ' li-v ə d
Function: adjective
Etymology: French livide, from Latin lividus, from liv ē re to be blue; akin to W lliw color and probably to Russian sliva plum
Date: 1622
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>
– li · vid · i · ty \ li- ' vi-d ə -t ē \ noun
– liv · id · ness \ ' li-v ə d-n ə s \ noun