Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Discolored, as from a bruise; black-and-blue.
- adjective Ashen or pallid.
- adjective Extremely angry; furious.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Black and blue,like a contusion.
- In zoology, pale purplish-brown, more or less translucent, resembling the color of a bruised surface of flesh.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Black and blue; grayish blue; of a lead color; discolored, as flesh may be from a contusion.
- adjective Extremely angry; enraged; infuriated.
- adjective Pallid; ashen; -- of the skin.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective informal Furiously angry.
- adjective Having a dark, bluish appearance.
- adjective
Pallid .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective discolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin
- adjective furiously angry
- adjective anemic looking from illness or emotion
- adjective (of a light) imparting a deathlike luminosity
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The word livid has so long been associated with anger that it has lost its coloration and now means “infuriated.”
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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The word livid has so long been associated with anger that it has lost its coloration and now means “infuriated.”
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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Another thing that makes me crazy and livid is the workshop teachers who pass themselves off as professionals and experts when really they've never worked in the field they're teaching about.
How To Avoid Scams 2008
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Whereas a Formula 1 car can crash at high speed, leaving the driver uninjured but out of the race, a cyclist who falls from his bike during a stage will almost certainly just get on a fresh bike, covered in livid cuts and bruises.
11 Reasons to Love Le Tour « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog 2007
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One woman who attended, recalling a livid protester with a gun stuck into his belt, said it crossed her mind that Faku might be shot.
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I'm livid, which is the only reason I'd talk about it.
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Armstrong himself said the group was "livid" with the lengthy seventh stage Friday that concluded with a dangerous and steep descent through the rain.
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Lord Mandelson was reportedly 'livid' at Gordon's handiwork.
Archive 2009-06-01 Dungeekin 2009
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Lord Mandelson was reportedly 'livid' at Gordon's handiwork.
Brown and Mandelson Rift Reported Dungeekin 2009
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The callers were "livid," said Flattery, who has sent the medals to the FBI in Detroit.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
born2badored commented on the word livid
I get livid at people who are rulesy, officious, or downright stubborn in the face of good advice. I use bad grammer beacuse I WANT to, not beacuse I can't help It.
"So they say you're trouble boy
Because you like to destroy
All the things that bring idiots joy
Well what's wrong with a little destruction"
please don't be a pedant
December 6, 2006
sosheshall commented on the word livid
exactically!!
August 15, 2009
Telofy commented on the word livid
“Stop! That is not spoken correcitically.�? – The Caterpillar
August 15, 2009