Lurid - English meaning
Lurid – definitions in English dictionary
adjectiveUnpleasantly bright in colour, especially so as to create a harsh or unnatural effect.
Usage examples:
Lurid food colourings
adjectiveShocking because involving violence or sex
Usage examples:
She told me all the lurid details of her divorce.
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Word origin
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘pale and dismal in colour’): from Latin luridus ; related to luror ‘wan or yellow colour’.
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