lurid

/ˈɫʊɹəd/

very vivid in color; sensational or shocking

lurid in a sentence

“The lurid headlines exaggerated the story's importance.”

Latin luridus pale yellow, ghastly, from luror paleness

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a grotesque carved figure; an ugly person

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ugly or disgusting to look at

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comically or repulsively ugly or distorted

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obtrusively bright and showy; lurid

gaudy

extravagantly bright or showy in a tasteless way

ostentatious

characterized by pretentious or showy display