Topic: COLOURS
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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | luridus 'pale yellow', from luror 'pale yellow color' |
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lu‧rid
1 a description, story etc that is lurid is deliberately shocking and involves sex or violence [= explicit]: 
lurid headlinesHe told me in lurid detail what would happen to me.
lurid headlinesHe told me in lurid detail what would happen to me.2CC too brightly coloured [= gaudy]: a lurid orange dress
a lurid orange dress —luridly adverb
