lurid

🇺🇸 /ˈlʊrɪd/ 🇬🇧 /ˈlʊərɪd/
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adjective
R

Brightly colored in an unattractive way

She was wearing a lurid orange and green blouse.

R

Shocking or sensational, often with a negative connotation

The paper gave all the lurid details of the murder.

translation

adj. Brightly colored in an unattractive way; Shocking or sensational, often with a negative connotation