Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - lurid
Lurid
lurid
adj. 1 vivid or glowing in colour (lurid orange). 2 of an unnatural glare (lurid nocturnal brilliance). 3 sensational, horrifying, or terrible (lurid details). 4 showy, gaudy (paperbacks with lurid covers). 5 ghastly, wan (lurid complexion). 6 Bot. of a dingy yellowish brown. Phrases and idioms cast a lurid light on explain or reveal (facts or character) in a horrific, sensational, or shocking way. Derivatives luridly adv. luridness n. Etymology: L luridus f. luror wan or yellow colour
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adjective Etymology: Latin ~us pale yellow, sallow Date: 1603 1. causing horror or revulsion ; gruesome, melodramatic, sensational, 2. wan and ghastly pale in appearance, of any of several light or medium grayish colors ranging in hue from yellow to orange, shining with the red glow of fire seen through smoke or cloud, see: ghastly ~ly adverb ~ness noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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