luridadjective
uk/ˈlʊə.rɪd/us/ˈlʊr.ɪd/disapprovinglurid adjective (SHOCKING)
(especially of a description) shocking because involving violence, sex, or immoral activity:
You can read all the lurid details of the affair in today's paper.
lurid adjective (COLOUR)
too brightly coloured:
That's a very lurid shade of lipstick she's wearing.
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The qualities of colour
- a riot of colour idiom
- ablaze
- brash
- bright
- colorful
- colourful
- Day-Glo
- deep
- depth
- flamboyant
- fluorescent
- harsh
- high-visibility
- loud
- psychedelic
- pure
- riot
- technicolor
- vivid
- warm
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luridly
adverb uk/ˈlʊə.rɪd.li/us/ˈlʊr.ɪd.li/
luridness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈlʊə.rɪd.nəs/us/ˈlʊr.ɪd.nəs/