Word: lurid
Phonetic:
/ˈl(j)ʊə.ɹɪd/
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Shocking, horrifying. Example: The accident was described with lurid detail.
Melodramatic.
Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance.
Being of a light yellow hue. Example: Some paperback novels have lurid covers.
Having a brown colour tinged with red, as of flame seen through smoke.
Having a colour tinged with purple, yellow, and grey.
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