Etymology

lurid

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Today it means: Pruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or horrifying, especially with regard to violence or sex. Full definition →

Latin lūridus ← Proto-Italic *loiros
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  1. Proto-Italic*loiros
  2. Latinlūror
  3. Latinlūridus
  4. English todaylurid

Borrowed from Latin lūridus (“pale yellow, wan”).

Words from the same roots

Latinlūridus all →

lurgy

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.