Dictionary Check: lurid

"lurid" is a valid word!

Scrabble 6 points
Words with Friends 8 points

Definition

adjective

horrible in fierceness or savagery

Example: "lurid crimes"
adjective

glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism

Example: "lurid details of the accident"
Synonyms:
adjective

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

Example: "a lurid sunset"
adjective

ghastly pale

Example: "moonlight gave the statue a lurid luminance"

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