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| lu·rid [ lrid ] |
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1. horrifying or shocking: sensational and shocking, with graphic details of horror, devastation, or violence
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2. unattractively bright: of a sickeningly intense brightness or boldness of color
  a lurid green
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3. glowing unnaturally: glowing with an unnaturally vivid brightness
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4. pallid: with a pale sickly complexion
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| [Mid-17th century. < Latin luridus "pale yellow, ghastly"] |
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| lu·rid·ly adverb |
| lu·rid·ness noun |
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