livid
adjective/ˈlɪvɪd/
/ˈlɪvɪd/
- extremely angry synonym furious
- Dad will be livid when he finds out.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc2- She drove home livid with anger.
- He was livid that he hadn't been invited.
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- dark blue-grey in colour
- a livid bruise
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘of a bluish leaden colour’): from French livide or Latin lividus, from livere ‘be bluish’. The sense ‘furiously angry’ dates from the early 20th cent.
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