[loor-id]
adjective
Gruesome; horrible.
Tourists would be wise to avoid the lurid sex shops on Christopher St. Unless you desperately require poppers or lube.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
“Lurid.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/lurid. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin’ Word, s.v. “lurid”, accessed April 16, 2026, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/lurid.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Lurid. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved April 16, 2026, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/lurid