adjectives
horrible in fierceness or savagery
"lurid crimes"; "a lurid life"
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acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
"a violent attack"; "a violent person"; "violent feelings"; "a violent rage"; "felt a violent dislike"
glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
"lurid details of the accident"
shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke
"a lurid sunset"; "lurid flames"
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emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
"the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"
ghastly pale
"moonlight gave the statue a lurid luminence"
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weak in color; not colorful