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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lurid /ˈl(j)ʊərɪd/
▶adjective
- 1 unpleasantly vivid in colour.
- 2 (of a description) shocking or sensational.
– derivatives
luridly adverb,
luridness noun.
luridly adverb,
luridness noun.
– origin C17 (in the sense ‘pale and dismal’): from L. luridus; rel. to luror ‘wan or yellow colour’.
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