1
as in angry
feeling or showing anger
the boss was livid when yet another deadline was missed
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as in pallid
lacking a healthy skin color
her face was livid with fear
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Recent Examples of livid
Democrats are livid with the changes Trump and his billionaire advisor, Elon Musk, have wrought on the federal government.
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Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
When the bottle breaks, a livid flood comes rushing out.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
When Daryl Mitchell threatened to take Shami down with consecutive boundaries, he was dismissed by a slower ball and was livid.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
If so, the president should look at the House members and senators seated before him tomorrow night who were besieged by constituents back home livid about the DOGE slashings.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
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Harry Belafonte was angry at Martin Luther King’s funeral.—
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Related article People are angry at Gen Z taking photos of airport trays.—
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The paintings are brushy and pallid, seemingly hinting at a dissatisfaction with commodified products such as these.—
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Folk-rock and psychedelia would make Peter, Paul and Mary sound pallid and precious, although nostalgia sustained them through a later reunion career.—
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The horizon is low and the pale blue sky occupies most of the monumental canvas.—
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The pool of money is far less — $15 million. Between the lines: These basketball earnings pale compared with how much football programs are paid.—
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As the trial got underway, her clients sat ashen at the defense table.—
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His skin, particularly his face, had an ashen appearance.—
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And the prime minister of Greenland, Mute B. Egede, said in an indignant statement that there would be no meetings between U.S. officials and Greenland’s government.—
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The album’s a masterpiece of circulatory funk that works your body but whose indignant resignation and few hopeful embers also break your heart.—
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The ex-girlfriend was hurt, and my roommate who is having the affair is furious with me.—
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Not content, Gibbs-White storms towards the penalty area for the return pass, but ends up furious with his team-mate, whose shot is blocked.—
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And the maddest thing of all is the AI Generator, who wants to marry her!—
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Then, using his talents playing the lyre and singing psalms, David grew to be a supportive comfort to the possibly mad King Saul (Ali Suliman) as well as begin a romance with Saul’s daughter, Michal (Indy Lewis).—
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On sale for 36 percent off, it’s made with slash-proof, ballistic nylon fabric along with pickpocket-deterring zipper locks.—
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The request was granted, and as a result of the subsequent search, detectives confiscated an AR-15-style rifle, a handgun, ammunition, and a ballistic vest from the residence.—
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“Livid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/livid. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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