lurid
adjective
gruesome; horrible; revolting.
luridness
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a word derived from
lurid.
Example Sentences
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Neon has been trendy in movies for at least a few years now, the lighting of choice for filmmakers looking to convey the hipness of a party scene or the luridness of an action sequence.
From Slate ● Apr. 2, 2018
“The NEA hubbub,” writes Thompson, “was an opportunity to condemn luridness and bask in it in equal measure.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2017
The luridness of street lit has made it a flashpoint, inciting controversy reminiscent of the hip-hop culture wars of the 1980s and ’90s.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2015
The production, which opened at the Lynn Redgrave Theater on Wednesday, comes trimmed in mock-patriotic trappings that accentuate the contrast between the, ahem, dignity of office and the luridness of the scandals.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2014
This was comforting, for half the sky was barred with leaden cloud and the parched grass gleamed beneath it lividly white, while the light that struck a ridge-top here and there had a sinister luridness.
From The Intriguers by Harold Bindloss
