First Known Use: 1622
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livid
adjective liv·id \ˈli-vəd\
: very angry
: having a dark purplish color
Full Definition of LIVID
1
: discolored by bruising : black-and-blue <the livid traces of the sharp scourges — Abraham Cowley>
3
: reddish <a fan of gladiolas blushed livid under the electric letters — Truman Capote>
4
: very angry : enraged <was livid at his son's disobedience>
— li·vid·i·ty \li-ˈvi-də-tē\ noun
— liv·id·ness \ˈli-vəd-nəs\ noun
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Origin of LIVID
French livide, from Latin lividus, from livēre to be blue; akin to Welsh lliw color and probably to Russian sliva plum
Related to LIVID
- Synonyms
- angered, apoplectic, ballistic, cheesed off [chiefly British], choleric, enraged, foaming, fuming, furious, hopping, horn-mad, hot, incensed, indignant, inflamed (also enflamed), infuriate, infuriated, irate, ireful, angry, mad, outraged, rabid, rankled, riled, riley, roiled, shirty [chiefly British], sore, steamed up, steaming, teed off, ticked, wrathful, wroth
LIVIDITY Defined for Kids
livid
adjective liv·id \ˈli-vəd\
Definition of LIVID for Kids
1
: very angry
2
: pale as ashes <Her face was livid with fear.>
3
: discolored by bruising <His cheek was livid.>
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adjective liv·id \ˈliv-əd\
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