MEANING
1. Discolored with a dark bluish or purplish cast, especially from bruising or impaired circulation.
2. Extremely angry.
Use it for
Bruised or oxygen-starved-looking skin; discoloration after injury; barely contained furyAnchor the color to skin or a bruise when the bodily meaning is intended.
Words that belong together
- livid bruise
- livid skin
- livid with anger
On the page
A livid bruise encircled the wrist.
His lips looked livid beneath the fluorescent light.
She was livid when the caretaker denied seeing the body.
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- livid
Usage notes
Primary category: horror. Commonly means furiously angry; the chosen bodily sense is bluish or purplish discoloration. Some dictionaries also record ashen or pallid, so use concrete skin/bruise context to make the intended color sense clear. Adjective; comparison: more livid, most livid. Derived/related family (not inflections): lividity (noun).
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