lurid
adjective | /lurid/
presented in vividly shocking or sensational terms
lurid
adjective | /lurid/
Advanced WordsMEDIUMpresented in vividly shocking or sensational terms
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Examples
"The tabloids printed lurid stories about the celebrity scandal."
"The book's lurid descriptions were designed to sell copies."
Mnemonic Trick
LURID → LURE + RID: imagine lurid stories lure readers in with shock.
Etymology
From Latin luridus “pale, ghastly.”
Now often means sensational or shocking.
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