LURID


Meaning of LURID in English

adj.1 vivid or glowing in colour (lurid orange).

2 of an unnatural glare (lurid nocturnal brilliance).

3 sensational, horrifying, or terrible (lurid details).

4 showy, gaudy (paperbacks with lurid covers).

5 ghastly, wan (lurid complexion).

6 Bot. of a dingy yellowish brown.

Phrases and idioms:

cast a lurid light on explain or reveal (facts or character) in a horrific, sensational, or shocking way.

Derivatives:

luridly adv. luridness n.

Etymology: L luridus f. luror wan or yellow colour

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.