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Livid

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Main Entry:
liv·id 
          Listen to the pronunciation of livid
Pronunciation:
\ˈli-vəd\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
French livide, from Latin lividus, from livēre to be blue; akin to Welsh lliw color and probably to Russian sliva plum
Date:
1622
1 : discolored by bruising : black-and-blue <the livid traces of the sharp scourges — Abraham Cowley> 2 : ashen , pallid <this cross, thy livid face, thy pierced hands and feet — Walt Whitman> 3 : reddish <a fan of gladiolas blushed livid under the electric letters — Truman Capote> 4 : very angry : enraged <was livid at his son's disobedience>
li·vid·i·ty 
          Listen to the pronunciation of lividity \li-ˈvi-də-tē\ noun
liv·id·ness 
          Listen to the pronunciation of lividness \ˈli-vəd-nəs\ noun


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