lurid
The origin and history of lurid.
Etymology
From Latin luridus ("pale yellow, sallow"); the modern sense of "shockingly sensational" developed much later in English.
The origin and history of lurid.
From Latin luridus ("pale yellow, sallow"); the modern sense of "shockingly sensational" developed much later in English.
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