lurid
31lurid — adj 1. fiery, burning, flaming, glowing, aglow, glaring; ruddy, flame red, orange red, scarlet, crimson, cherry red; blood red, blood colored, bloody, gory, sanguine; overbright, brilliant, dazzling. 2. sensational, melodramatic, vivid,… …
32lurid — lu·rid …
33ashen bloodless livid lurid pale pallid pasty wan waxen — Colorless Col or*less, a. 1. Without color; not distinguished by any hue; transparent; as, colorless water; a colorless gas. Note: [Narrower terms: {ashen, bloodless, livid, lurid, pale, pallid, pasty, wan, waxen}; {neutral}; {white}] [Also See:… …
34luridly — lurid ► ADJECTIVE 1) unpleasantly vivid in colour. 2) (of a description) shocking or sensational. DERIVATIVES luridly adverb luridness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «pale and dismal»: from Latin luridus, related to luror wan or yellow… …
35luridness — lurid ► ADJECTIVE 1) unpleasantly vivid in colour. 2) (of a description) shocking or sensational. DERIVATIVES luridly adverb luridness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «pale and dismal»: from Latin luridus, related to luror wan or yellow… …
36Dave Graney — The Lurid Yellow Mist featuring Dave Graney (left) and Clare Moore (right) The Toff in Town, Melbourne, July 2008 Courtesy Mandy Hall Background information Birth name …
37luridness — lu·rid (lo͝or’ĭd) adj. 1) a) Characterized by vivid description or explicit details that are meant to provoke or shock: »a lurid account of the crime. b) Characterized by shocking or outrageous behavior: »a friend with a lurid past. 2) a) Bright… …
38ghastly — ghastly, grisly, gruesome, macabre, grim, lurid are comparable when they mean horrifying and repellent in appearance or aspect. Ghastly suggests the terrifying aspects of death or bloodshed {the dying man s ghastly pallor} {death grinned horrible …
39Franklin coverup — Scandale Franklin Le Scandale Franklin désigne l allégation de l existence d une filière de trafic de mineurs prostitués au bénéfice de certains politiciens locaux et nationaux pédophiles ainsi que des soupçons de trafic de drogue sur fond de… …
40lu´rid|ness — lu|rid «LUR ihd», adjective. 1. a) lighted up with a red or fiery glare: »lurid flashes of lightning. The sky was lurid with the flames of the burning city. b) glaring in brightness or color: »a lurid red; a cheap lurid print (Thomas B. Aldrich) …
