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lividness Definition


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livid
adj
    1. colloq
      Extremely angry.
      Thesaurus: angry, enraged, incensed, fuming, furious, exasperated, beside oneself.
    2. Having the greyish colour of lead.
    3. Said of a bruise: black and blue.
      Thesaurus: bruised, contused, discoloured.
    4. White or very pale.
Derivative: lividity
noun
    Derivative: lividly
    adverb
      Derivative: lividness
      noun
        Etymology: 17c: from Latin lividus lead-coloured.



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