lurid
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
horrible in fierceness or savagery
lurid crimes
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Sense 2 adjective
glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
lurid details of the accident
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- grimness derivation
- luridness derivation
- sensational similar to
Sense 3 adjective
shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke
a lurid sunset
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Sense 4 adjective
ghastly pale
moonlight gave the statue a lurid luminence
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | grimness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | violent |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | grimness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | luridness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | sensational |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | paleness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | bright |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | paleness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | colorless |