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
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
