Livid (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Furiously angry; "willful stupidity makes him absolutely livid".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- She was livid when she found out her ex-boyfriend had been cheating on her with her best friend.
- The customer was livid after waiting in line for three hours and then being told the item he wanted was out of stock.
- Her face turned livid with rage as she realized her boss had been lying to her about the project's deadline.
- The politician was livid when the opposing party's candidate made a personal attack on him during the debate.
- He was livid that his neighbor had parked his car in his designated parking spot for the third time that week.
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Meaning 2
Anemic looking from illness or emotion; "a face turned ashen"; "the invalid's blanched cheeks"; "tried to speak with bloodless lips"; "a face livid with shock"; "lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley; "lips white with terror"; "a face white with rage".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Her face was livid with fear as she watched the horror unfold before her eyes.
- The patient's livid complexion was a testament to the severity of his illness.
- After receiving the devastating news, his face turned livid with grief and shock.
- The witness's livid expression was etched in the detective's mind long after the trial was over.
- The athlete's livid lips and sunken eyes told the story of a grueling and exhausting competition.
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Meaning 3
(of a light) imparting a deathlike luminosity; "livid lightning streaked the sky"; "a thousand flambeaux...turned all at once that deep gloom into a livid and preternatural day"- E.A.Poe.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The livid glow of the setting sun cast an eerie light over the deserted landscape.
- A livid flash of lightning illuminated the darkening sky, making the trees seem like skeletal fingers.
- The livid beam of the lighthouse cut through the thick fog, warning ships of the rocky coastline.
- As the storm intensified, livid lightning streaked across the sky, casting an otherworldly glow over the landscape.
- The livid embers of the dying fire cast a ghostly light on the faces of the huddled figures.
Meaning 4
Discolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin; "beaten black and blue"; "livid bruises".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Her face was livid after the violent assault.
- The victim's body was covered with livid bruises from the brutal attack.
- He had livid scars on his arms from the surgery.
- The football player emerged from the locker room with livid welts on his forehead.
- After the fight, the boxer's face was livid and swollen from the repeated punches.