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Meaning of word lurid from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

lurid adjective

Meaning : Horrible in fierceness or savagery.

Example : Lurid crimes.
A lurid life.

Meaning : Glaringly vivid and graphic. Marked by sensationalism.

Example : Lurid details of the accident.

Synonyms : shocking

Meaning : Shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke.

Example : A lurid sunset.
Lurid flames.

Meaning : Ghastly pale.

Example : Moonlight gave the statue a lurid luminence.

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