Lurid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈl(j)ʊə.ɹɪd/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Lurid is an adjective meaning Pruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or horrifying, especially with regard to violence or sex.
Meaning
Pruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or horrifying, especially with regard to violence or sex.
More Meanings
- Melodramatic.
- Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance.
- Being of a light yellow hue.
- (botany) Having a brown colour tinged with red.
Example Sentences
The accident was described with lurid detail.
Fierce o'er their beauty blazed the lurid flame;
a lurid plant with maroon leaves and pink flowers
Wrapt in drifts of lurid smoke / On the misty river-tide.
Synonyms for lurid
Depending on context, synonyms include bright, violent, sensational, shocking, colorless, colourless.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shocking, violent, colourless, sensational, bright, colorless.
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