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Word entry · 5 letters

lurid

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"Garish"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈl(j)ʊə.ɹɪd/Part of speech adjectiveSorted dilruStarts with LEnds with D1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • The accident was described with lurid detail.
  • Speculating on why publishers rejected it, he wonders whether it was deemed too lurid at the time, especially since Steinbeck was then an unknown author.
  • Fierce o'er their beauty blazed the lurid flame;

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