livid

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 27, 2021 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>livid</strong> &#149; \LIV-id\&nbsp; &#149; <em>adjective</em><br /> <p><em>Livid</em> means "very angry, enraged, or furious."</p> <p>// The child's parents were <em>livid</em> when they discovered she had lied about her whereabouts.</p> <p><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/livid">See the entry ></a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"… consumers … were <em>livid</em> about high gas prices. Gas in some markets topped $4 a gallon." — Beth Musgrave, <em>The Lexington (Kentucky) Herald Leader</em>, 26 May 2011</p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p><em>Livid</em> has a colorful history. The Latin adjective <em>lividus</em> means "dull, grayish, or leaden blue." From this came the French <em>livide</em>, which English borrowed as <em>livid</em>. The word can describe flesh discolored by a bruise or an appearance deficient in color. Eventually, it came to be used for the complexion of a person pale with anger (i.e., "a person livid with rage"). From this meaning came two new senses: "reddish," as one is as likely to become red with anger as pale; the other was simply "angry" or "furious."</p> <br /><br /> </p> </font>