livid
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++liv·id /ˈlɪvɪd/ adjective 1 ANGRYextremely angry 非常愤怒的，暴怒的 SYN furious She was absolutely livid that he had lied. 她因为他说谎而大发雷霆。► see thesaurus at angry2 CC formal a mark on your skin that is livid is dark blue and grey 〔皮肤伤痕〕乌青色的 livid bruises 乌青色的瘀伤3. literaryBRIGHT a face that is livid is very pale 〔脸色〕苍白的，发青的
Examples from the Corpus
livid• "Was she angry when you arrived so late?" "She was livid!"• I know I shouldn't have spoken to Suzanne like that, but I was absolutely livid.• His face was livid and bloody.• Beyond the harbour low waves formed, their crests as livid as sapphires.• Saturday I woke up livid at six in the morning, brooding over Caroline.• A livid bruise welled on her cheek where Matchsticks had struck her.• His livid eyes floated in the rearview mirror.• I was so livid I just ripped up the letter.• Lumps of steak pie; livid red meat, clammy puff pastry.• My father is quietly livid, staring down at his drink.• Dozens of Glories were parked around the Monument, which was lit livid white by their blazing headlights.Origin livid (1400-1500) French livide, from Latin lividus, from livere “to be blue”liv·id adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus extremely angry
livid
liv‧id /ˈlɪvəd, ˈlɪvɪd/
adjective
SYN furious:
She was absolutely livid that he had lied.
2. formal a mark on your skin that is livid is dark blue and grey:
livid bruises
3. literary a face that is livid is very pale
■ extremely angry
▪furious/livid extremely angry: She was furious when she found out he’d been lying to her. | He looked absolutely livid.
▪outraged very angry and shocked by something you think is unfair or wrong: Most people were outraged by the 9/11 attacks. | complaints from outraged viewers
▪incandescent with rage British English formal extremely angry – used mainly in writing, for example in newspaper reports: Gordon Brown was reported to be incandescent with rage over the article.
▪lose your temper to suddenly become very angry and start shouting at someone: It was the first time I’d seen her lose her temper.
liv‧id /ˈlɪvəd, ˈlɪvɪd/
adjective Date: 1400-1500
Language: French
Origin: livide, from Latin lividus, from livere 'to be blue'
1. extremely angry Language: French
Origin: livide, from Latin lividus, from livere 'to be blue'
SYN furious:
2. formal a mark on your skin that is livid is dark blue and grey:
3. literary a face that is livid is very pale
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