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   livid

   /ˈlɪvɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. furiously angry: "he was livid that Garry had escaped" Similar furiousangryinfuriatediratefumingragingseethingincensedenragedangeredbeside oneselfwrathfulirefulmaddenedcrossannoyedirritatedexasperatedindignantinformal:madboilingwildseeing redhot under the collarup in armsfoaming at the mouthon the warpathsteamed upfit to be tied
   • 2. dark bluish grey in colour: "livid bruises" Similar purplishbluishdarkdiscolouredblack and bluepurplegreyish bluebruisedangry

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘of a bluish leaden colour’): 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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