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- pronunciation:
- lur
ihd
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
horrifying; gruesome; shocking.
The city lived in fear as the lurid murders increased.- synonyms:
- appalling, frightful, gruesome, shocking
- similar words:
- bloodcurdling, dreadful, gory, horrible, macabre, monstrous, terrible
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| definition 2: |
sensational; shocking or dramatic.
They wanted to hear all the lurid details of the messy divorce.- synonyms:
- sensational
- similar words:
- dramatic, emotional, graphic, melodramatic, vivid
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| definition 3: |
emitting a glaringly bright red glow.
Lurid flames engulfed the crash site.- synonyms:
- glowing
- similar words:
- bright, fiery, glaring, red, red-hot
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| related words: |
horror |
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| derivations: |
luridly (adv.), luridness (n.) |
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