luridly
(adverb) in a lurid manner; “it was luridly described in the book as the place where mystics took refuge”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
luridly (comparative more luridly, superlative most luridly)
In a lurid manner, in a way that contains gauche details or is intended to shock or horrify.
The details of the crime were luridly and sensationally described.
Source: Wiktionary
Lu"rid, a. Etym: [L. luridus.]
1. Pale yellow; ghastly pale; wan; gloomy; dismal. Fierce o'er their beauty blazed the lurid flame. Thomson. Wrapped in drifts of lurid smoke On the misty river tide. Tennyson.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Having a brown color tonged with red, as of flame seen through smoke.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of a color tinged with purple, yellow, and gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
