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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

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   What does livid mean?

   • LIVID definition: 1. extremely angry: 2. (especially of marks on the skin) of an unpleasant purple or dark blue…. Learn more.

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   What does livid with fury mean?

   • irritated I was irritated that he didn't thank me. He had a long, livid scar across his cheek. The rude letter from his mother-in-law made him livid. There was a livid bruise on her upper arm where she had fallen. In this sense it came to be used particularly in phrases like "livid with fury" for a person pale with anger.

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   What does it mean if the sky is livid?

   • The Latin root this word comes from means "bluish-gray" or "slate-colored," and you can also use livid to describe the color, such as a livid bruise or a livid sea. Livid, even when it means "bluish-gray," has the sense of something not quite right. If the sky is livid, there's something ominous about it.

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   What is the origin of the word 'livid'?

   • The word 'livid' comes from Old Latin sliveo, meaning 'be of a bluish color or livid'. This word is derived from Proto-Indo-European sliwo-, a suffixed form of *sleie- ('bluish'). The Latin word lividus means 'blueish, livid' and also 'envious'.

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   What are livid colors?

   • There is a range of colors called "livid" colors that combine the colors blue and gray. The door burst open and in she came, slamming the door in the faces of her livid retainers. The aperture is about half the shell's length, trapezoidal, white with a livid tint within. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

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   What does it mean if your skin is livid?

   • Similarly, if your skin is livid, there's something wrong — you're either covered with bruises or you're at death's door, anemic and ashen. But livid is used most often to describe fury. What if you waited in line 15 hours and the person in front of you got the last seat for the hottest concert of the summer?

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLIVID | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Livid means extremely angry or of an unpleasant purple or dark blue colour. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with synonyms, antonyms, and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

   • English (US)

     LIVID meaning: 1. extremely angry: 2. (especially of marks...

   • Znaczenie Livid, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     LIVID definicja: 1. extremely angry: 2. (especially of marks...

   • Livid: Russian Translation

     LIVID translate: взбешенный . Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Livid: Polish Translation

     LIVID translate: wściekły. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Livid: Japanese Translation

     LIVID translate: 激怒した. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Livid: Catalan Translation

     livid translate: furiós. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Livid: Arabic Translation

     LIVID translate: غاضِب . Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Livid: Italian Translation

     livid translate: livido di rabbia. Learn more in the...

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   Livid can mean discolored by bruising, pale, reddish, or very angry. Learn the word history, synonyms, examples, and usage of livid from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Livid can mean extremely angry or having a dark purple or red colour. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, synonyms, pronunciation and examples.

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   Livid means discolored, ashen, or extremely angry. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of this adjective from various sources, such as American Heritage, Collins, and Roget's Thesaurus.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLIVID | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Livid means extremely angry or of a purple or dark blue color, especially of marks on the skin. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with synonyms, antonyms, and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Livid means having a bluish or grayish tinge, or feeling extremely angry or furious. Learn the origin, usage, and examples of this adjective from Dictionary.com.

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    livid. If you're livid, you're furious, in a black cloud of anger. The Latin root this word comes from means "bluish-gray" or "slate-colored," and you can also use livid to describe the color, such as a livid bruise or a livid sea.