"lurid" in the adjective sense
1. lurid
horrible in fierceness or savagery
"lurid crimes"
"a lurid life"
2. lurid, shocking
glaringly vivid and graphic marked by sensationalism
"lurid details of the accident"
3. lurid
shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke
"a lurid sunset"
"lurid flames"
4. lurid
ghastly pale
"moonlight gave the statue a lurid luminence"
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