liv´id|ness

liv´id|ness
liv|id «LIHV ihd», adjective.
1. a) having a dull-bluish or grayish color: »

a livid sea, the livid face of a dead man.

b) very pale; grayish-white: »

livid with rage.

SYNONYM(S): ashen, ashy.
2. discolored by a bruise; black-and-blue: »

the livid marks of blows on his arm.

[< Latin līvidus < līvēre be bluish]
liv´id|ly, adverb.
liv´id|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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