Definitions for livid

livid liv·id

Spelling: [liv-id]
IPA: /ˈlɪv ɪd/

Livid is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 30 anagrams from letters in livid (diilv).

Definitions for livid

adjective

  1. having a discolored, bluish appearance caused by a bruise, congestion of blood vessels, strangulation, etc., as the face, flesh, hands, or nails.
  2. dull blue; dark, grayish-blue.
  3. enraged; furiously angry:
  4. feeling or appearing strangulated because of strong emotion.
  5. reddish or flushed.
  6. deathly pale; pallid; ashen:

Origin of livid

1615-25; Latin līvidus black and blue, equivalent to līv(ēre) to be livid (akin to Welsh lliw color) + -idus -id4

Examples for livid

Opie is devastated, Anthony is unrepentant, and their fans are livid and seeking revenge.

While this will be some comfort to the Queen, she will likely still be livid at the news.

His face was livid, and great beads of perspiration stood on his brow.

Eve, livid, with wildly staring eyes, did not seem to understand.

This discoloration was of a livid blue, about the tint of a tattoo mark.

His cheek was livid, his eyes closed, his chest heaved wildly.

Now, imagine a speech that had excited Democrats, that had had something surprising in it, something that made Republicans livid.

I felt that I was pale and then livid, with a will that was determined to conquer.

But a group of livid fans—over 45,000 of them, actually—are still lobbying to “Bring Beth Back!”

He was “livid” because “I was better than most of the guys they were picking.”

Word Value for livid
Scrable

9

Words with friends

11

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