See Also: lurid(medicine)
lurid(dictionary)
lurid(dictionary)

lurid (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: luridus 'pale yellow', from luror 'pale yellow color']
a description, story etc that is lurid is deliberately shocking and involves sex or violence
-synonym explicit explicit
::lurid headlines
::He told me in lurid detail what would happen to me.
too brightly coloured
-synonym gaudy gaudy
::a lurid orange dress
-- luridly adv