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Presented in vividly shocking or sensational terms

Horrifying or disturbing in nature

Having a raunchy or ribald quality or character

Unpleasantly bright in color, creating a harsh or unnatural effect

Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance

Pleasantly and sensually exciting

Disturbing in nature due to references to death or dying

Inhumanly or outrageously evil or immorally wrong

Giving clear and vividly explicit details

Noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome or intrusive way

Attractive, especially in a seductive way

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Adjective

Presented in vividly shocking or sensational terms

sensationalistic

overemphasized^US

overemphasised^UK

highly coloured

disproportionate

over-enthusiastic

beyond the pale

beyond all bounds

laid on with a trowel

out of proportion

larger-than-life

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“It provided the basis of last week's lurid and sensational headlines.”

Adjective

Horrifying or disturbing in nature

unfavourable^UK

full of hardship

demoralizing^US

phantasmagorical

blood-and-thunder

demoralising^UK

beyond the pale

life-threatening

disadvantageous

earth-shattering

poverty-stricken

heart-wrenching

dishonourable^UK

suggestive of evil

dishonorable^US

extremely upsetting

foolish-looking

beyond contempt

indescribably bad

indescribably wicked

beyond description

indescribably evil

highly improper

too horrible for words

less-than-stellar

not to be borne

on collision course

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“The lurid tales of violence and threats of widespread destruction appeared in almost every news sheet.”

Adjective

Having a raunchy or ribald quality or character

near the knuckle

close to the bone

sexually suggestive

sexually explicit

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“An organization succeeded in having the book banned, and later editions were printed with some of the more lurid scenes removed.”

Adjective

Unpleasantly bright in color, creating a harsh or unnatural effect

brightly colored^US

brightly coloured^UK

bright-coloured

highly-coloured

brilliantly colored^US

brilliantly coloured^UK

cheap and nasty

like an explosion in a paint factory

looking like an explosion in a paint factory

putting on the ritz

multicoloured^UK

multicolored^US

many-coloured^US

many-colored^UK

richly colored^UK

richly coloured^US

many-splendoured

fancily decorated

rainbow-coloured

rainbow-colored

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“When they emerge in the form of mushrooms, they come in such weird shapes and lurid colors that you want to kick them, not pick them.”

Adjective

Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance

like death warmed up

white as a sheet

drained of color

unhealthy-looking

white as a ghost

as white as a ghost

as white as a sheet

looking as if one has seen a ghost

dark-colored^US

dark-coloured^UK

light-coloured^UK

light-colored^US

anaemic-looking

light-complexioned

jaundiced-looking

peaches and cream

under the weather

out of condition

in poor condition

green about the gills

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“Marcellus has preserved the following prescription which this prince used to prescribe for diseases of the liver and spleen, for dropsy, and for improving a lurid complexion.”

Adjective

Pleasantly and sensually exciting

sexually arousing

sexually exciting

sexually stimulating

very interesting

sexually attractive

thought-provoking

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Disturbing in nature due to references to death or dying

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Inhumanly or outrageously evil or immorally wrong

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

Mephistophelian

good-for-nothing

mephistophelean

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Adjective

Giving clear and vividly explicit details

highly coloured

well delineated

leaving nothing to the imagination

representational

photo-realistic

three-dimensional

camera-friendly

coming on strong

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Adjective

Noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome or intrusive way

standing out a mile

sticking out a mile

standing out like a sore thumb

sticking out like a sore thumb

exhibitionistic

distinguishable

under one's nose

out in the open

straightforward

as plain as a pikestaff

staring someone in the face

as plain as the nose on your face

recognizable^US

recognisable^UK

anywhere to be seen

instantly recognizable

written all over someone

self-explanatory

no ifs ands or buts

beyond question

as plain as daylight

as plain as day

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Adjective

Attractive, especially in a seductive way

sexually attractive

easy on the eye

as pretty as a picture

pulchritudinous

drop-dead gorgeous

easy on the eyes

out of this world

sexually exciting

sexually arousing

physically attractive

aesthetically appealing

aesthetically pleasing

drawing attention

picture-perfect

camera-friendly

pretty as a picture

picture-postcard

sexually mature

looking like a million bucks

well-proportioned

pleasantly old-fashioned

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