lurid

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective horrible in fierceness or savagery
  2. adjective glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
  3. adjective shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lūridus (“pale yellow, wan”).

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