luridly

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adverb

In a lurid manner, in a way that contains gauche details or is intended to shock or horrify.

“The details of the crime were luridly and sensationally described.”

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Meanings

adverbluridly (comparative more luridly, superlative most luridly)

comparative more luridly · superlative most luridly

  1. In a lurid manner, in a way that contains gauche details or is intended to shock or horrify.

    The details of the crime were luridly and sensationally described.

Origin

From lurid + -ly.

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APA

luridly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luridly

MLA

“luridly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luridly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “luridly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luridly.

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