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LIV-id/ˈlɪvɪd/

Livid means extremely angry, or dark bluish as a bruise: livid with rage, a livid mark. Furious and angry (already in the dictionary) are everyday; scathing (already in the dictionary) is of the criticism, not of the face. Saturnine (already in the dictionary) is gloomy, not white-hot. Do not file a numbered methods objection as mere temper.

Meaning

Extremely angry; also dark bluish-grey, as of a bruise.

Examples

• “She was livid about the empty n, and she was right.”
• “Angry is everyday (already in A1). Furious is stronger (already in B2). Scathing is of the review (already in C2). A calm letter can still be right. Heat without a date is theatre. Name the cell; colour in the face is optional.”

Good to know

Furiously angry; also bruise-dark. Everyday: furious (already in this dictionary). Close: enraged. Contrast: scathing (of criticism — already in C2). Temper ≠ a missing n.

Near in meaning

furious, enraged, incensed, infuriated

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