luridly
1
8.4
- adverb
- /ˈlʊrɪdli/
- NSFW
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de manera sensacionalista
- There were toys of every variety, none of them expensive, but all of them ornate and luridly colored.
Examples
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The luridly colored paintings in the gallery attracted a lot of attention from the visitors.
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It was a red thing, luridly bright red.
Fiction book (2001) -
The kitchen glows luridly, irradiated by some source of light beyond the uncurtained window.
Fiction book (1997) -
The rolling hills were luridly green and dotted with dusky sheep and cattle.
Fiction book (2002) -
The unsheathed bronze blade, ten inches long, curved and double-edged, flashed luridly.
Fiction book (1990) -
The luridly colored photographs, hung in large, gilded frames, play upon Hogarth's Rake's Progress and ubiquitous English costume dramas.
Academic text (2001) -
The news report was presented luridly, focusing on the gruesome details to shock the audience.
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He described the scene luridly, emphasizing the bright and shocking colors of the fireworks.
Synonyms
126
3.5
In a very bad or shocking way
38
4.8
In a way that surprises or upsets people a lot
30
6.8
In a strange and frightening way
18
5.5
In a very ugly or shocking way
18
4.4
Shows that something is very bad, unpleasant, or extreme
17
5.8
In a way that is very shocking, too much, or rude
7
7.7
In a very strange and ugly way that feels shocking
6
6.8
Makes people feel shocked or disgusted
5
6.5
In a way that is very frightening or very strong to show how serious something is
5
6.8
In a very cruel and shocking way
4
4.9
In a way that makes you feel afraid or very worried
3
6.0
In a way that is very shocking or frightening
3
6.7
In a way that makes people feel very afraid or shocked
2
6.9
In a way that shocks and disgusts people
2
8.8
In a very intense and unpleasant way
1
7.0
In a very bad and unpleasant way
1
7.4
In a very bad or shocking way
1
8.2
In a way that shocks and feels out of place
1
9.3
In a cruel way that shows pleasure at other people's pain
1
7.5
It happens in a very unpleasant and frightening way
In a sudden, rough way that shocks or surprises
How Shocking
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Luridly comes from lurid, which comes from the old Latin luridus, meaning 'pale' or 'ghastly'. So, luridly describes something told or shown in a 'shocking' or 'unnatural' way.