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lurid

/ˈlʊɹɪd/ adjetivo C2

En español: espantoso, chocante, pálido, lívido

  1. Pruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or horrifying, especially with regard to violence or sex. · The accident was described with lurid detail.
  2. Melodramatic.
  3. Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance.
  4. Being of a light yellow hue. · The lurid lighting of the bar made for a very hazy atmosphere.
  5. Having a brown colour tinged with red.
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She found me reading a book one day called, The Lurid Mystery of the Haunted Hall.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 247 · C1
At first it was but a lurid spark upon the stone pavement.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 29 · B2
Then it was withdrawn as suddenly as it appeared, and all was dark again save the single lurid spark which marked a chink between the stones.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 29 · B2

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