luridly

adverb

Definition of luridlynext
as in conspicuously

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Recent Examples of luridly The frame is squarish in shape, recalling the years before wide-screens were widespread; the colors, especially the flesh tones, are luridly oversaturated. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026 His corpse was luridly blown up on a projector, streaming live on the Law&Crime YouTube channel, naked and dead. — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026 This involved hanging and displaying the body in a luridly public cage. — Tara Ramanathan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026 The story was subbed, luridly headlined, set in type, and fitted lovingly into the front page. — Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 The horror comes from the violation of a group meant to exist in harmony — featuring a cast of real dancers as the luridly fluid characters — being thrown violently out of sync, like a body spasming. — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for luridly
  1. conspicuously
  2. neatly
  3. strikingly
  4. richly
  5. smartly
Adverb
  • London — Europe has been conspicuously absent from high-level talks about how to use artificial intelligence safely, despite crafting the world’s first comprehensive set of rules to govern the technology.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Kevin Mayer co-founded Candle Media in 2021 as a followup to a lengthy tenure as a senior Disney exec and a conspicuously short one as CEO of TikTok.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of conspicuously
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  • What makes the guest list truly striking is its refusal to stay neatly within the lines of traditional fashion.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Although System of a Down is often grouped with the nu metal bands that dominated heavy music at the time, including Korn and Limp Bizkit, Malakian never saw the band as fitting neatly into any genre.
    — Alex Distefano, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of neatly
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  • Patients were justifiably afraid to come to the hospital during that period, and many shifts were strikingly still and quiet.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The show will follow four young men from different backgrounds who are found dead in rivers under strikingly similar circumstances, exploring both the mystery of their deaths and the connections between them in life.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of strikingly
Adverb
  • The camerawork is consistently, richly sun-flooded, but some compositions isolate Tae-ju more than others; Wonhong Lee’s delicate jazz piano score can similarly tilt a situation from cozy to nervy.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Wiener not only leaves behind a richly complex body of work straddling textiles, painting, photographs, and collages, but also a career intricately connected to one of the most important chapters of Austrian art.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of richly
Adverb
  • The promise of Googlebooks as a fresh and smartly designed alternative to Windows or Mac for Android phone owners sounds great, but there’s more than just a few kinks and quirks to work out.
    — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The curators smartly provide their image duplicator with an origin story.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of smartly

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“Luridly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luridly. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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