1,400 new words in our dictionary! — Parasocial, glow-up, promposal & more
1,400 new words in our dictionary! — More

luridly

adverb

Definition of luridlynext
as in conspicuously

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of luridly 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 But Masumura’s manner is raw and harsh, a cinematic parallel to pulp fiction, with intense emotional and physical violence, candid and heated eroticism, hectic performances, and luridly skewed visual compositions. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for luridly
  1. conspicuously
  2. neatly
  3. strikingly
  4. richly
  5. smartly
Adverb
  • The corner of the yard, shaded by mesquite and shoestring willows, had fallen conspicuously quiet.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • To human eyes the color is conspicuously different from most vegetation.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of conspicuously
Adverb
  • His punchy, slightly cornball charm, combined with a winning smile that neatly masked his Nixonian ambition, cemented Mulroney’s status as a modern Canadian politician, someone willing to lead the nation through the 1980s into an uncertain future.
    — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
  • This approach assumes human behaviors fit neatly into predetermined blocks.
    — Pratik Bhadra, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of neatly
Adverb
  • Ashley Walters’ directorial debut, Animol, set in a young offenders institute, is a strikingly shot and sensitively made depiction of survival, surprise connections and redemption.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The primary vendor for the same exact product differed just under 50 percent of the time between the two modes, suggesting AI Mode is prioritizing a strikingly different — and less budget-oriented — group of sellers.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of strikingly
Adverb
  • In addition to offering a deeper understanding of how developments within both Ukraine and Russia led to the 2022 invasion, Miller also richly evokes many places in eastern Ukraine, such as Bakhmut, before they were devastated by Russian artillery.
    — Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Few contemporary filmmakers so richly explore the concept of tenderness quite like Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of richly
Adverb
  • The Gallaghers, known for their love of windbreakers and Fred Perry polos, dressed smartly for the occasion in all black (though still decidedly unfancy, with Liam layering a T-shirt underneath a blazer and Noel wearing a zip-up jacket).
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Still, the game smartly kicks off with a quick rundown of what went down in the first Isolation, narrated by Ripley, who was responsible for the destruction of the infested Sevastopol station.
    — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of smartly

Browse Nearby Words

lurid
luridly
luridness
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Luridly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luridly. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of watershed

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary

Words from the 'Odyssey'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
funny guinea pig in glasses reading a book
Challenging Words You Should Know Vol 2 Words to the wise
See All