lurid
/LOOR-id/adjectivepresented in vividly shocking or sensational terms
“The tabloid ran lurid details no other outlet touched.”
- Synonyms
- sensational, graphic, garish
- Antonyms
- tasteful, muted
- Memory hook
- lurid: lit in ghastly neon.
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