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luridest

luridest is the superlative form of lurid.

Meaning of lurid

Adjective

lurid (comparative more lurid, superlative most lurid)

  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.
    • Fierce o'er their beauty blazed the lurid flame;1729, James Thomson, Britannia
  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.
    • a lurid plant with maroon leaves and pink flowers1976, Ethnology

Questions about luridest

What is luridest the superlative form of?
Luridest is the superlative form of lurid.

Words near luridest in the dictionary

  1. Lurianist
  2. Lurianists
  3. Lurias
  4. lurid
  5. lurider
  6. luridest
  7. luridic acid
  8. luridity
  9. Luridja
  10. luridly
  11. luridness

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