livid
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- adjective
- /ˈlɪvɪd/
- Literature
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lívido
- Her face was livid.
- livid sky
- livid blue
- livid white
Examples
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They changed from a livid to a black color, whereupon they came to resemble burned up torches.
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The body would turn cold and would have a livid appearance.
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The bright pastel colors were darker here, a livid purple with edges of black.
Fiction book (1992) -
The rival sun is lusterless; the horizon merges with a livid sky.
Fiction book (1996) -
The bougainvillea hung about it, purple and magenta, in livid balloons.
Fiction book (1999) -
It was a seaside scene, an English seaside scene, with a blue-grey sea, flecked with dirty white, stretching to meet a pewter sky with livid oily blue patches.
Fiction book (1998) -
The patient's skin took on a livid hue after the accident, giving it a ghostly appearance.
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In the dim light of the evening, the walls seemed to glow with a livid pallor that made the room unsettling.
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She noticed the livid color of his face, suggesting he was either unwell or extremely frightened.
Antonyms
How Pale
Surface Forms
Etymology
Livid comes from Latin lividus, meaning 'bluish-grey', which was used for a pale, deathlike colour. That's why livid can describe a strange, 'ghostly' light or a bluish, eerie colour.