Word: luridly
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...protagonists' excesses alone make for lurid, enjoyably outraged viewing. (Surely one celebrant's decision to dye her poodles pink should have prompted a call to the A.S.P.C.A.) A precocious celebutant makes her entrance via helicopter. A self-proclaimed "divo" (like diva but different) rents out the mall to stage a faux fashion show (prompting a backstage catfight over a limited supply of bustiers). There are hired dancers, a raj-like litter hoisted by hand-picked hotties and an apparent contractual obligation for someone to arrive in a stretch Hummer. I had no idea so many stretch Hummers even existed...
...someone’s going to be attacked or the subject of a criminal act.”Kirkland House Master Tom Conley said that although traumatizing events had previously occurred in the Square, “this is the first time I’ve gotten something as lurid as this.” Conley said that it was important for residents of all the nearby Houses to remember that although they may feel safe, “We’re in an urban environment, and one has to pay extreme attention at all times and have their...
...would expect the sex scenes to be particularly great in a romance novel. However, “Sex” is a curious mix of shy and yet lurid descriptions of the subject, like a teenager excited by strange fantasies but too awkward to express himself properly...
...novel benefits from the author’s knowledge of details about the lurid legal arena. Connelly thanks several defense attorneys in his acknowledgements, and he writes that he observed proceedings in a courtroom—it shows. Haller glibly throws around jargon and tactics familiar to “defense pros,” and the novel’s exposition is a fascinating glimpse into the life of a skilled defense lawyer...
...have seen the future, and it's cool. Using green screen, stars like Bruce Willis and Mickey Rourke, and a style so rich and lurid it ought to be illegal, Robert Rodriguez has perfected a system that is to old-fashioned filmmaking what Grand Theft Auto is to your father's Oldsmobile. The movie's pretty good too: a gnarly noir nightmare in four parts, which the unrated DVD presents with added footage and a zillion natty extras...