lurid

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(lʊr'ĭd) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Causing shock or horror; gruesome.
  2. Marked by sensationalism: a lurid account of the crime. See synonyms at ghastly.
  3. Glowing or shining with the glare of fire through a haze: lurid flames.
  4. Sallow or pallid in color.

[Latin lūridus, pale, from lūror, paleness.]

luridly lu'rid·ly adv.
luridness lu'rid·ness n.


adj

Definition: shocking, gross
Antonyms: clean, discreet, humble, modest, subtle

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Ghastly and sensational.

pronunciation There was a lurid story about that section of town in the newspaper yesterday.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - flammende, brandrød, glødende med et uhyggeligt skær, truende, skummel, uhyggelig, makaber

Nederlands (Dutch)
huiveringwekkend, spookachtig, luguber, akelig, fel, opzichtig, geelbruin

Français (French)
adj. - criard, sanglant, épouvantable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gespenstisch, gräßlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - τρομερός, φρικτός, φωτερός, μακάβριος, φρικιαστικός, ανατριχιαστικός

Italiano (Italian)
sgargiante, terrificante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pálido, sombrio, sinistro, fantástico, sensacional

Русский (Russian)
огненный, грозовой, мертвенно-бледный, сенсационный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - lívido, cárdeno, espeluznante, horripilante

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - brandröd, glödande, flammande, skrikig, gräll, hotande, kuslig, hemsk, spöklik, ohygglig, makaber, skrämmande, otäck, (bot.) smutsbrun, likblek

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
火红的, 苍白的, 可怕的, 阴惨的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 火紅的, 蒼白的, 可怕的, 陰慘的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 붉은 색조를 발하는, 야하게 짙은, 전율적인, 창백한, 무서운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 燃えるように赤い, けばけばしい, 毒々しい, ぞっとする, 恐ろしい, 青ざめた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ممتقع, شديد الشحوب, متوهج كالنار, رهب, فظيع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮זורח, מבהיק, ראוותני, איום, מזעזע, צבע צהבהב-חום דהוי, מבעית‬


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