lurid
Collocations
5ADJ.
light, public
VERB + LURID
blazed, deemed, described
LURID + NOUN
title
PREP.
about, amid, with
ADV.
then
Definitions
adj
Pruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or horrifying, especially with regard to violence or sex.
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.
Melodramatic.
Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance.
Fierce o'er their beauty blazed the lurid flame;
Wrapt in drifts of lurid smoke / On the misty river-tide.
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.
a lurid plant with maroon leaves and pink flowers
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — glaringly vivid and graphic
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6The accident was described with lurid detail.
WiktionarySpeculating on why publishers rejected it, he wonders whether it was deemed too lurid at the time, especially since Steinbeck was then an unknown author.
WiktionaryFierce o'er their beauty blazed the lurid flame;
WiktionaryDay after day the tabloids titillated the public with lurid details about the president's marital infidelity.
Tatoeba · #733770Then, amid the lurid light, / I see Troy sinking in the flames around, / and mighty Neptune's walls laid level with the ground.
Tatoeba · #6857952The article has a lurid title.
Tatoeba · #10520290