lurid
adjective
1. horrible in fierceness; violent.
- lurid crimes
- a lurid life
Similar word(s): violent
2. (of a description) glaringly vivid and graphic; shocking.
- lurid details of the accident
Similar word(s): sensational, shocking
3. shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke
- a lurid sunset
- lurid flames
Similar word(s): bright
4. ghastly pale
- moonlight gave the statue a lurid luminence
Similar word(s): colorless, colourless
Sentences with lurid as an adjective:
- The accident was described with lurid detail.
- Some paperback novels have lurid covers.
- The lurid lighting of the bar made for a very hazy atmosphere.