lurid

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈl(j)ʊə.ɹɪd/

Adjective

Shocking, horrifying. / Melodramatic. / Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance. / Being of a light yellow hue. / (botany) Having a brown colour tinged with red, as of flame seen through smoke.

Japanese Meaning

衝撃的で恐ろしい / 大げさで感傷的 / 不気味で青白く、蒼白な外見 / 薄い黄色の色調 / （植物学）煙を通して見える炎のような赤みを帯びた茶色

What is this buttons?

The newspaper ran a lurid account of the scandal that rocked the entire town.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その新聞はスキャンダルについての衝撃的な報道を掲載し、町全体を揺るがした。

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Sense（1）

Shocking, horrifying.

The accident was described with lurid detail.

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Sense（2）

Melodramatic.

Sense（3）

Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance.

Fierce o'er their beauty blazed the lurid flame;

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Sense（4）

Being of a light yellow hue.

The lurid lighting of the bar made for a very hazy atmosphere.

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Sense（5）

(botany) Having a brown colour tinged with red, as of flame seen through smoke.

Sense（6）

(zoology) Having a colour tinged with purple, yellow, and grey.

more lurid

（ comparative ）

most lurid

（ superlative ）

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