Livid
adjective
Very angry.
She was livid when she discovered her car had been scratched.
Often appears as...
- livid with anger
- absolutely livid
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Disapproving
adjective
Having a dark, bluish appearance, like a bruise.
His cheek was livid from where she had slapped him.
Often appears as...
- livid bruise
- livid mark
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Disapproving
adjective
Very pale, especially from shock or fear.
She went livid when she heard the terrifying news.
Often appears as...
- livid with shock
- livid with fear
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Disapproving
adjective
Very angry.
She was livid when she discovered her car had been scratched.
Often appears as...
- livid with anger
- absolutely livid
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Having a dark, bluish appearance, like a bruise.
His cheek was livid from where she had slapped him.
Often appears as...
- livid bruise
- livid mark
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Very pale, especially from shock or fear.
She went livid when she heard the terrifying news.
Often appears as...
- livid with shock
- livid with fear
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity of Anger
Use 'livid' for extreme anger, more than just 'mad' or 'upset.' It emphasizes a very strong feeling.
He was livid after being falsely accused.
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Minor Annoyance
'Livid' is inappropriate for slight irritation or mild annoyance; it's for serious instances.
She wasn't just irritated, she was livid about the betrayal.
Pro Tip 3/3Expressive Contexts
Use 'livid' when you want to convey a vivid image of someone's anger in storytelling.
The character was livid, his fists clenched and eyes blazing.
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity of Anger
Use 'livid' for extreme anger, more than just 'mad' or 'upset.' It emphasizes a very strong feeling.
He was livid after being falsely accused.
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Minor Annoyance
'Livid' is inappropriate for slight irritation or mild annoyance; it's for serious instances.
She wasn't just irritated, she was livid about the betrayal.
Pro Tip 3/3Expressive Contexts
Use 'livid' when you want to convey a vivid image of someone's anger in storytelling.
The character was livid, his fists clenched and eyes blazing.
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity of Anger
Use 'livid' for extreme anger, more than just 'mad' or 'upset.' It emphasizes a very strong feeling.
He was livid after being falsely accused.
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Minor Annoyance
'Livid' is inappropriate for slight irritation or mild annoyance; it's for serious instances.
She wasn't just irritated, she was livid about the betrayal.
Pro Tip 3/3Expressive Contexts
Use 'livid' when you want to convey a vivid image of someone's anger in storytelling.
The character was livid, his fists clenched and eyes blazing.
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Crittercams Investigate...
and what they're showing you is really the most informative or the best stuff that there's out there some of them have become so fiercely passionate about this topic some of them are almost livid with the fact that there is this these misunderstandings out there and they've gone out there and they've tried to get
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Safari Live - Day 194 PIPE...
just thinking of my brother um well what short-tempered producer certainly as a tendency to grumpiness this is the failure am innocent of my father i of course am never grumpy so yes I would say that if his personality remains as it is remember that he's still young yet but he's not territorial livid yet and
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I got 99 problems......
And we were live, right? So I had to grip onto the anchor's desk so that I wouldn't roll off the screen during the segment, and when the interview was over, I was livid. I had finally gotten my chance and I blew it, and I knew I would never get invited back.
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Safari Live - Day 372 PIPE...
to have gone off into the thick stuff down towards the right we might have them both again at some stage absolutely amazing stuff and internal fear so that he can get that is husana or I should just go back to yet another livid with
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Launching a Food...
we're talking about parents are livid because there's not even clean fresh water in school it's like a third world country respectively respectively so what I'm saying is this is the time this is working ted's thank you thank you I
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The implications of a...
your age do my program cause son of a saint and my kids what my responsibility is is to make sure that they're good ambassadors for the next generation now I want to tell you all livid about the
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The tale of the doctor...
Death was livid. He warned his arrogant Godson that if he ever cheated Death again, he would pay for it with his life. Death and the doctor continued their travels.
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How open data is...
cart full of the most delicious sweets at our doorstep my brothers and I dug in and that's when my father came home he was livid and I still remember how we
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Sanjay Pradhan: How open...
My brothers and I dug in, and that's when my father came home. He was livid, and I still remember how we cried when that cart with our half-eaten sweets
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Safari Live - Day 222 PIPE...
I am looking for a livid I'm also going to try and see if I can't find scoobert we'll go down into the dam
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Crittercams Investigate...
and what they're showing you is really the most informative or the best stuff that there's out there some of them have become so fiercely passionate about this topic some of them are almost livid with the fact that there is this these misunderstandings out there and they've gone out there and they've tried to get
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Safari Live - Day 194 PIPE...
just thinking of my brother um well what short-tempered producer certainly as a tendency to grumpiness this is the failure am innocent of my father i of course am never grumpy so yes I would say that if his personality remains as it is remember that he's still young yet but he's not territorial livid yet and
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I got 99 problems......
And we were live, right? So I had to grip onto the anchor's desk so that I wouldn't roll off the screen during the segment, and when the interview was over, I was livid. I had finally gotten my chance and I blew it, and I knew I would never get invited back.
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Safari Live - Day 372 PIPE...
to have gone off into the thick stuff down towards the right we might have them both again at some stage absolutely amazing stuff and internal fear so that he can get that is husana or I should just go back to yet another livid with
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Launching a Food...
we're talking about parents are livid because there's not even clean fresh water in school it's like a third world country respectively respectively so what I'm saying is this is the time this is working ted's thank you thank you I
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The implications of a...
your age do my program cause son of a saint and my kids what my responsibility is is to make sure that they're good ambassadors for the next generation now I want to tell you all livid about the
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The tale of the doctor...
Death was livid. He warned his arrogant Godson that if he ever cheated Death again, he would pay for it with his life. Death and the doctor continued their travels.
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How open data is...
cart full of the most delicious sweets at our doorstep my brothers and I dug in and that's when my father came home he was livid and I still remember how we
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Sanjay Pradhan: How open...
My brothers and I dug in, and that's when my father came home. He was livid, and I still remember how we cried when that cart with our half-eaten sweets
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Safari Live - Day 222 PIPE...
I am looking for a livid I'm also going to try and see if I can't find scoobert we'll go down into the dam
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Charles Hazlewood
British Musician
I most definitely would not buy the 'Daily Mail,' which pours a kind of livid torpor into the eyelids of the average Brit - I skimmed through a copy recently and couldn't believe the rubbish in it.
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Travis Kelce
American Football Player
My actions on the field are very - I don't want to say emotional, but emotion does get the best of me out there. If I do something wrong, I'm livid. I take it that seriously.
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Lynda Barry
American Cartoonist
I've gotten a lot of livid letters about the awfulness of my work. I've never known what to make of it. Why do people bother to write if they hate what I do?
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Walter Gropius
German Architect
I am livid with rage, sitting here in chains through this mad war which kills any meaning of life... My nerves are shattered and my mind darkened.
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Charles Hazlewood
British Musician
I most definitely would not buy the 'Daily Mail,' which pours a kind of livid torpor into the eyelids of the average Brit - I skimmed through a copy recently and couldn't believe the rubbish in it.
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Travis Kelce
American Football Player
My actions on the field are very - I don't want to say emotional, but emotion does get the best of me out there. If I do something wrong, I'm livid. I take it that seriously.
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Lynda Barry
American Cartoonist
I've gotten a lot of livid letters about the awfulness of my work. I've never known what to make of it. Why do people bother to write if they hate what I do?
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Walter Gropius
German Architect
I am livid with rage, sitting here in chains through this mad war which kills any meaning of life... My nerves are shattered and my mind darkened.
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