All 4 Uses of
lurid
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- The moon, as seen through these films, had a lurid metallic look.†
Chpt 34-36 *
- Troy looked in, dropped his wife's hand, knowledge of it all came over him in a lurid sheen, and he stood still.†
Chpt 43-45
- Day was just dawning, and beside its cool air and colours her heated actions and resolves of the night stood out in lurid contrast.†
Chpt 43-45
- Bathsheba sat here till it began to rain, and the light vanished, when she withdrew to lie restlessly in her bed and re-enact in a worn mind the lurid scene of yesternight.†
Chpt 46-48
Definition:
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(lurid) shocking, as from disturbing details of a horrible story, or a color more vivid (bright or deep) than would be expected