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lurid
adjective
Shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke
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ˈl(j)ʊə.ɹɪd
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adjective
Shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke
“A lurid sunset”
adjective
Ghastly pale
“Moonlight gave the statue a lurid luminance”
adjective
Glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
“Lurid details of the accident”
adjective
Horrible in fierceness or savagery
“Lurid crimes”
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A lurid sunset
Lurid flames
Moonlight gave the statue a lurid luminance
Lurid details of the accident
Lurid crimes
A lurid life
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