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   Liv·id

   /ˈlivəd/

   

   adjective

   • 1. furiously angry: "he was livid at being left out" Similar furiousangryinfuriatediratefumingragingseethingincensedenragedangeredbeside oneselfwrathfulirefulmaddenedcrossannoyedirritatedexasperatedindignantinformal:madboilingwildseeing redhot under the collarup in armsfoaming at the mouthon the warpathsteamed upfit to be tied
   • 2. dark bluish gray in color: "livid bruises" Similar purplishbluishdarkdiscoloredblack and bluepurplegrayish bluebruisedangry

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘of a bluish leaden color’): from French livide or Latin lividus, from livere ‘be bluish’. The sense ‘furiously angry’ dates from the early 20th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. lividity noun
   • 2. lividly adverb
   • 3. lividness noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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