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lurid

 
 
/ˈlʊərɪd/ adjective

Translation

SHOCKING shocking in a way that involves sex or violence
cinsellik ve şiddet içeren şekilde şok edici, cazibeli
lurid details/stories21342165
COLOUR too brightly coloured
çok parlak renkli, baş döndüren, cinsel cazibeyi öne çıkaran
a lurid green miniskirt1507
(Definition of lurid adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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