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LURID

Definition:

[adjective] horrible in fierceness or savagery; "lurid crimes"; "a lurid life"
[adjective] glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism; "lurid details of the accident"
Synonyms: shocking
[adjective] shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke; "a lurid sunset"; "lurid flames"
[adjective] ghastly pale; "moonlight gave the statue a lurid luminence"