Lurid
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+ | "... then so prevalent, and so detrimental to the interests of the Church, and which Peter Damian has painted in colors, if not too [[lurid]], certainly not a shade brighter than the reality, in his work entitled ''[[Liber Gomorrhianus]]''."--''[[Manual of Universal Church History]]'' (1876) by Johannes Baptist Alzog | ||
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+ | [[Image:Cover of Sweeney Todd, published by Charles Fox in 48 numbers.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Cover of ''[[Sweeney Todd]]'', published by Charles Fox in 48 numbers]] | ||
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- | # Ghastly, [[pale]], [[wan]] in appearance. | + | # [[Ghastly]], [[pale]], [[wan]] in appearance. |
- | # Being of a light [[yellow]] hue. | + | # Being of a light [[yellow]] [[hue]]. |
- | # [[shocking|Shocking]], horrifying. | + | # [[shocking|Shocking]], [[horrifying]]. |
# [[melodramatic|Melodramatic]]. | # [[melodramatic|Melodramatic]]. | ||
- | #:''Some paperback novels have'' '''''lurid''''' ''covers.'' | + | #:''Some [[paperback novel]]s have'' '''''lurid''''' ''covers.'' |
+ | ==Etymology== | ||
+ | Borrowed from Latin ''lūridus'' (“[[pale]] [[yellow]], [[wan]]”). | ||
+ | ==See also== | ||
+ | *[[Macabre]] | ||
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"... then so prevalent, and so detrimental to the interests of the Church, and which Peter Damian has painted in colors, if not too lurid, certainly not a shade brighter than the reality, in his work entitled Liber Gomorrhianus."--Manual of Universal Church History (1876) by Johannes Baptist Alzog |
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- Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance.
- Being of a light yellow hue.
- Shocking, horrifying.
- Melodramatic.
- Some paperback novels have lurid covers.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lūridus (“pale yellow, wan”).
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See also
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