luridness Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes
    sensationalism.
    • the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation
  2. noun unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
    pallor; lividity; achromasia; wanness; paleness; pallidness; lividness.
  3. noun the quality of being ghastly
    gruesomeness; grimness; ghastliness.

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