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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