Topic: COLOURS
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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | livide, from Latin lividus, from livere 'to be blue' |
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liv‧id
1 extremely angry [= furious]: She was absolutely livid that he had lied.
She was absolutely livid that he had lied.2CC formal a mark on your skin that is livid is dark blue and grey : livid bruises
livid bruises3 literary a face that is livid is very pale
WORD FOCUS: angry WORD FOCUS: angry
a little angry: miffed informal, peeved informal
rather angry: annoyed, irritated, cross, in a bad/foul mood
very angry: furious, livid, outraged, incensed, incandescent with rage formal
to become angry: lose your temper, go mad British English, go berserk informal, go ballistic informal, hit the roof informal
words for describing someone who often gets angry: bad-tempered, grouchy, cantankerous, crabby, stroppy BrE informal
➔ See also angry
WORD FOCUS: angry a little angry: miffed informal, peeved informal
rather angry: annoyed, irritated, cross, in a bad/foul mood
very angry: furious, livid, outraged, incensed, incandescent with rage formal
to become angry: lose your temper, go mad British English, go berserk informal, go ballistic informal, hit the roof informal
words for describing someone who often gets angry: bad-tempered, grouchy, cantankerous, crabby, stroppy BrE informal
➔ See also angry
