ˈlivə̇d adjective
Etymology: French livide, from Latin lividus, from livēre to be blue; akin to Old Irish lī color, Welsh lliw color, Old English slāh sloe, Old High German slēha sloe, Russian sliva plum
1. : discolored by or as if by bruising : black-and-blue
livid flesh
2. : of the color lead — compare livid brown , livid pink , livid purple , livid violet
3. : ashen , pallid , ghastly , gray
as I imprinted the first kiss on her lips, they became livid with the hue of death — Mary W. Shelley
4. : lurid
world of sideshow freaks among whom he has a large and rather livid acquaintance — J.S.Sandoe
• li·vid·i·ty lə̇ˈvidəd.ē, -ətē, -i noun -es
• liv·id·ness noun -es