/ˈl(j)ʊə.ɹɪd/, /ˈlɔːɹɪd/, /ˈlʊɹɪd/
OriginBorrowed from Latin lūridus (“pale yellow, wan”).
- Pruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or horrifying, especially with regard to violence or sex.
“The accident was described with lurid detail.”
“Speculating on why publishers rejected it, he wonders whether it was deemed too lurid at the time, especially since Steinbeck was then an unknown author.”
- Melodramatic.
- Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance.
“Fierce o'er their beauty blazed the lurid flame;”
“Wrapt in drifts of lurid smoke / On the misty river-tide.”
“The great banths sniffed the unfamiliar odours, and then with a rush they broke past us with low growls, swarming across the gardens beneath the lurid light of the nearer moon.”
- Being of a light yellow hue.
“The lurid lighting of the bar made for a very hazy atmosphere.”
- Having a brown colour tinged with red.
“a lurid plant with maroon leaves and pink flowers”
Formsmore lurid(comparative) · most lurid(superlative)