livid

adj.

1. Discolored, as from a bruise; black-and-blue.
2. Ashen or pallid: a face livid with shock.
3. Extremely angry; furious.

[Middle English livide, from Old French, from Latin līvidus, from līvēre, to be bluish.]

lividity li·vid'i·ty or liv'id·ness n.
lividly liv'id·ly adv.

(LIV-id)

adjective
1. Extremely angry.
2. Reddish, grayish, bluish, or pallid.

Etymology
From Latin lividus, from livere (to be bluish)

Usage
"Andrew Price, coach of Boys' Town, was livid last night after learning that his team's home ground was banned for two games." — Howard Walker; Boys' Town Ban Upsets Price; Jamaica Observer (Kingston); Jan 9, 2007.

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adjective

Lacking color: ashen, ashy, bloodless, cadaverous, colorless, lurid, pale, pallid, pasty, sallow, wan, waxen. See colors/colorless.

adj

Definition: pale, ashen
Antonyms: blushing, brilliant, flushed, radiant, rosy

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Discolored, as from a contusion or bruise; black and blue.

IN BRIEF: Black-and-blue with bruising. Also: Pale with emotion, usually anger.

The teacher was absolutely livid with anger when the students ran down the halls.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - blodunderløben, blå, blyfarvet, blygrå, gusten, ligbleg, edderspændt, ærgre sig gul og grøn

Nederlands (Dutch)
woedend, loodkleurig, bont en blauw

Français (French)
adj. - livide, furieux, plombé, plombé (ciel)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - (ugs.) ärgerlich, bleigrau

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πολύ θυμωμένος, φουριόζος, μωλωπισμένος, με μαυρίλες

Italiano (Italian)
livido

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - lívido, pálido, encolerizado

Русский (Russian)
синевато-серый, озлобленный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - lívido, pálido, ceniciento

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - blygrå, svartgrå, blå(blek), likblå, askgrå, likblek, vit, rasande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
铁青的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 鐵青的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 납빛의, 검푸른, 격노한 , 창백한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 鉛色の, 青黒い, 青ざめた, ひどく怒った, 激怒した

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مزرق من أثر لطمه, شاحب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮זועם, כחול-שחור (ממכות)‬

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