LURIDNESS
Scrabble letter values: L1U1R1I1D2N1E1S1S1 = 10
Definition
- noun the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes. — synonyms: sensationalism
- noun unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress). — synonyms: lividness, lividity, paleness, pallidness, pallor, wanness, achromasia
- noun the quality of being ghastly. — synonyms: ghastliness, grimness, gruesomeness
Examples
- “the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation”