Definition of: lurid

(l oobreve r′id) adjective
1. Giving a ghastly or dull-red light: dismal.
2. Of a dingy, dirty-brown color.
3. Violent; terrible; sensational: a lurid crime.
4. Pale; wan; sallow; ghastly. [<L luridus sallow]
—lu′rid·ly adverb
—lu′rid·ness noun

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Definition of: lurid

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