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lividly

lividly

8.1
In a way that shows extreme anger or a dark blue-gray color
  • adverb
  • /ˈlɪvɪdli/
translation icon : furiosamente
  • She glared lividly at her coworker after hearing the unfair accusation.

Examples

  • Don't speak to me lividly!

  • The sky turned lividly dark before the storm began.

  • His face flushed lividly when he realized the mistake.

  • She spoke lividly after hearing the news.

  • She was lividly angry when she found out he had lied to her.

  • He reacted lividly to the unfair decision made by the judges.

  • The bruise on her arm was lividly colored and took weeks to heal.

Synonyms

angrily
vslividly
58 1.0

In a way that shows anger

is about extreme anger or a bluish-gray coloration
furiously
vslividly
38 3.0

In a very angry and energetic way

is about extreme anger or a bluish-gray coloration
bitterly
vslividly
11 2.7

In a very strong, unpleasant way often about cold weather or pain

is about extreme anger or a bluish-gray coloration
indignantly
vslividly
7 5.0

In an angry way because something seems unfair

is about extreme anger or a bluish-gray coloration
virulently
vslividly
3 8.7

In an angry and hurtful way

is about extreme anger or a bluish-gray coloration
heatedly
vslividly
3 5.1

In a way that shows strong feelings, often anger

is about extreme anger or a bluish-gray coloration
belligerently
vslividly
2 7.6

In an angry and unfriendly way that shows you want to fight

is about extreme anger or a bluish-gray coloration
nastily
vslividly
2 5.1

In an unpleasant, angry, or mean way

is about extreme anger or a bluish-gray coloration
venomously
vslividly
  • Formal
1 8.2

Saying or doing things with very strong anger and hate toward someone

is about extreme anger or a bluish-gray coloration
wrathfully
vslividly
  • Literature
1 7.3

In a very angry way

is about extreme anger or a bluish-gray coloration
vitriolically
vslividly
  • Offensive
1 9.9

In a very harsh and angry way that hurts people

is about extreme anger or a bluish-gray coloration
irately
vslividly
1 6.8

In an angry way

is about extreme anger or a bluish-gray coloration
ragingly
vslividly
7.0

In a very strong, angry, or violent way

is about extreme anger or a bluish-gray coloration
seethingly
vslividly
8.2

In a very angry or very active way

is about extreme anger or a bluish-gray coloration
acrimoniously
vslividly
8.1

In a bitter, angry way during a disagreement

is about extreme anger or a bluish-gray coloration
biliously
vslividly
  • Literature
9.5

In an angry and unpleasant way that shows annoyance

is about extreme anger or a bluish-gray coloration

Antonyms

69 1.0

In a way that has a lot of light or that looks happy

How Angry

lividly
8.1
furiously
38 3.0
angrily
58 1.0
irritably
8 4.1

Surface Forms

lividly positive

Morphology

lividly = livid (transparent) = livid + ly

Regular adverbial formation from the adjective 'livid' using the productive suffix '-ly', so the meaning is directly derived from the adjective.

Etymology

The word lividly comes from the Latin lividus, which meant 'bluish' or 'black-and-blue'. People used this word for faces that turned dark from a hit or from very strong anger, so lividly can mean 'in a very angry way' or 'in a bluish way'.