lurid
ADJECTIVE
/lʊrɪd/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH L
lurid is a valid 5-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1U1R1I1D2
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING
What does lurid mean?
ADJECTIVE · 4 SENSES
1
Glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism.
“lurid details of the accident”
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2
Ghastly pale.
“moonlight gave the statue a lurid luminence”
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3
Horrible in fierceness or savagery.
“lurid crimes”
“a lurid life”
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4
Shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke.
“a lurid sunset”
“lurid flames”
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