lurid
/ˈl(j)ʊə.ɹɪd/ · adjective
Meaning
- Shocking, horrifying.
- Melodramatic.
- Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance.
- Being of a light yellow hue.
- Having a brown colour tinged with red, as of flame seen through smoke.
- Having a colour tinged with purple, yellow, and grey.
Etymology / origin
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