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lurid
adjective as in shocking, gruesome
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Example Sentences
Abbasi is addressing “capitalism, truth and justice,” but he is emphasizing how lurid the American Dream is.
That is, of course, until I walk outside, where I am reminded of my lifelong discomfort with the more lurid aspects of Halloween.
Davis stumbled on a text chain on Richardson’s phone showing him exchanging lurid texts with another woman, putting his by-the-by remarks about his uncontrollable tumescence into eye-opening context.
She returned home to lurid media headlines such as “The Macabre Truth Behind Mukesh’s Suicide” and “The Black Widow”.
Not long afterward, the good sister is turning on the priest by describing how Lois’ lurid crime scenes are displayed.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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