Livid
(
adjective
,
verb
)
(As an adjective)
Livid ( adjective )
- 1. Discolored, as from a bruise.
- 2. Extremely angry; furious.
- 3. Pale and giving the appearance of death.
- 4. Having a bluish or grayish color.
Origin:
Middle english, from latin lividus, from livēre to be blue-black, from lividus blue-black, from livere to be blue; akin to latin lupus wolf.
Examples:
- 1. His face was livid from the punch he had received.
- 2. She was livid with rage when she heard the news.
- 3. He looked livid, as if he had seen a ghost.
- 4. The sky was livid with clouds before the storm.
- 5. The livid bruise on her arm was a painful reminder of her fall.
(As a verb)
Livid ( verb )
- 1. Discolored, as from a bruise.
- 2. Extremely angry; furious.
- 3. Pale and giving the appearance of death.
- 4. Having a bluish or grayish color.
Origin:
Middle english, from latin lividus, from livēre to be blue-black, from lividus blue-black, from livere to be blue; akin to latin lupus wolf.
Examples:
- 1. His face was livid from the punch he had received.
- 2. She was livid with rage when she heard the news.
- 3. He looked livid, as if he had seen a ghost.
- 4. The sky was livid with clouds before the storm.
- 5. The livid bruise on her arm was a painful reminder of her fall.