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lurid

adjective /lʊrɪd/ 2 syllables 5 letters Scrabble 6 WWF 8
Definitions
adjective

glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism

“lurid details of the accident”

adjective

ghastly pale

“moonlight gave the statue a lurid luminence”

adjective

horrible in fierceness or savagery

“lurid crimes”

adjective

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

“a lurid sunset”

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