lurid
lu|rid /lj'ʊərɪd, AM l'ʊrɪd/
1 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
If you say that something is lurid, you are critical of it because it involves a lot of violence, sex, or shocking detail.
...lurid accounts of Claire's sexual exploits...
Some reports have contained lurid accounts of deaths and mutilations.
= sensational
● luridly [ADV] ADV with v
His cousin was soon cursing luridly.
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
If you describe something as lurid, you do not like it because it is very brightly coloured.
She took care to paint her toe nails a lurid red or orange.
● luridly [ADV] usu ADV adj/-ed
It had a high ceiling and a luridly coloured square of carpet on the floor.
1 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
If you say that something is lurid, you are critical of it because it involves a lot of violence, sex, or shocking detail.
...lurid accounts of Claire's sexual exploits...
Some reports have contained lurid accounts of deaths and mutilations.
= sensational
● luridly [ADV] ADV with v
His cousin was soon cursing luridly.
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
If you describe something as lurid, you do not like it because it is very brightly coloured.
She took care to paint her toe nails a lurid red or orange.
● luridly [ADV] usu ADV adj/-ed
It had a high ceiling and a luridly coloured square of carpet on the floor.