lurido

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lūridus (“pale yellow, wan, sallow; ghastly”). Compare the inherited doublet lordo (“dirty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlu.ri.do/
• Rhymes: -urido
• Hyphenation: lù‧ri‧do

Adjective

lurido (feminine lurida, masculine plural luridi, feminine plural luride)

1. filthy, foul

Derived terms

• luridamente

Further reading

• lurido in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• udirlo

Latin

Adjective

lūridō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of lūridus