luridly

adverb

Definition of luridlynext
as in conspicuously

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Recent Examples of luridly 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
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  • The category has spent two decades rewarding the man who helped define the genre while conspicuously never rewarding the show that made him.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Nadal is also featured in an interview, though Federer is conspicuously absent.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of conspicuously
Adverb
  • Twin wood-burning ovens at the heart of the restaurant neatly showcase this vision.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
  • And those two signings fit neatly alongside the other additions from this summer, particularly given they are already established in the Premier League.
    — David Ornstein, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of neatly
Adverb
  • The early quantum pioneers didn’t realize — at first — that the arcane math that strikingly captured the conduct of atoms had left the real world behind.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Trump’s potential Republican successors, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, differ strikingly in their views of what to do next.
    — Nate Swanson, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of strikingly
Adverb
  • Few contemporary filmmakers so richly explore the concept of tenderness quite like Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2026
  • In his work, the wait proves not only worth it, but necessary — with character dynamics so richly, exactingly executed and the kind of narrative depth that can only come out of extensive marination.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of richly
Adverb
  • Again, Marmoush stays alert despite not receiving the ball and continues to linger on the last line, eventually latching onto a Haaland through ball and finishing smartly into the corner.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • At the top end, suites are spacious and cheerfully appointed, with smartly outfitted living rooms, double sinks in the bathrooms, robes, and patterned ceramics.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of smartly

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“Luridly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luridly. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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