Meaning & Definition of Livid in English
English⟶
Livid
/lɪvɪd/
adjective
1. 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"
synonym:
- ashen,
- blanched,
- bloodless,
- livid,
- white
2. (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
synonym:
- livid
3. Furiously angry
- "Willful stupidity makes him absolutely livid"
synonym:
- livid
4. Discolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin
- "Beaten black and blue"
- "Livid bruises"
synonym:
- black-and-blue,
- livid
Examples of using
Tom was livid.
Tom was livid.
Tom was livid.