shocking, adj.
freq. cnt. 1
freq. cnt. 1
glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
lurid shocking
sample sentences
"lurid details of the accident"
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giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
<adj.all>
disgraceful scandalous shameful shocking
sample sentences
"scandalous behavior""the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray
"the most shocking book of its time"
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