lurid.
Pruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or horrifying, especially with regard to violence or sex.
Meaning & usage
Pruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or horrifying, especially with regard to violence or sex.
The accident was described with lurid detail.
Melodramatic.
Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance.
Being of a light yellow hue.
The lurid lighting of the bar made for a very hazy atmosphere.
Having a brown colour tinged with red.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *loiros Latin lūror Latin lūridusbor. English lurid Borrowed from Latin lūridus (“pale yellow, wan”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.