luridly

lu·rid  (lrd)

adj.

1. Causing shock or horror; gruesome.

2. Marked by sensationalism: a lurid account of the crime. See Synonyms at ghastly.

3. Glowing or shining with the glare of fire through a haze: lurid flames.

4. Sallow or pallid in color.

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[Latin lridus, pale, from lror, paleness.]

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lurid·ly adv.

lurid·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

luridly - in a lurid manner; "it was luridly described in the book as the place where mystics took refuge"

Translations

luridly [ˈljʊərɪdlɪ] ADV

1. (= pruriently) → con morbosidad, morbosamente

2. (= garishly) luridly coloured → (de color)chillón

luridly

adv

coloured → grell, knallig (inf); the sky glowed luridly → der Himmel leuchtete in grellen Farben; he sat down on the luridly-coloured (Brit) or luridly-colored (US) settee → er setzte sich auf das knallige Sofa (inf)

(fig) → reißerisch; report → reißerisch, sensationslüstern; luridly written/presented → reißerisch aufgemacht; … his luridly reported private life → … sein Privatleben, über das reißerisch berichtet wird; Reggie swore briefly and luridly → Reggie fluchte kurz und derb