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lu·rid [ˈljʊərɪd] ADJ

1. lurid (glaring):

lurid sky

lurid colours

2. lurid:

lurid (sensational) cover, article

lurid (terrible)

lurid details

to describe sth in lurid detail

opisati kaj do zadnje podrobnosti

Usage examples with lurid

to describe sth in lurid detail

opisati kaj do zadnje podrobnosti

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English

The truth, however, is not quite so lurid, though it had its own moments of drama. en.wikipedia.org

Many titles of classic literature were given lurid titles in order to increase sales. en.wikipedia.org

It's so lurid in its melodrama and so goofy in its plotting that with just a bit more trouble, it could have been a comedy. en.wikipedia.org

This involves people in lurid spandex outfits on roller skates. en.wikipedia.org

She insists that he either take it off, or describe a something so lurid that it excites her within five minutes. en.wikipedia.org

Although many respected writers wrote for pulps, the magazines are best remembered for their lurid and exploitative stories and sensational cover art. en.wikipedia.org

One of the more lurid stories had it that a dead man was sealed within its walls. en.wikipedia.org

Importantly, this lurid subject matter is handled subtly where no one gender being offended. en.wikipedia.org

They want it not so public-schooly as my usual stuff and with a rather lurid plot. en.wikipedia.org

The reason for this is seen by some authors as primarily a lack of public educational advertising, exacerbated by overly lurid and sensationalized media coverage. en.wikipedia.org

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