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adjective

livid

filled with intense, barely controlled anger

In a sentence

Six example sentences with livid, each labelled with its topic.

  • The chief surgeon was livid, slamming the chart down, when a scheduling error left her operating room empty all morning.

    Medicine

  • The painter was livid when he saw the gallery had hung his canvas upside down, and he demanded it come down immediately.

    Art

  • She was livid when the lab returned her negatives scratched, and she refused to lower her voice until the manager appeared.

    Photography

  • The coach was livid after the missed call, tossing his clipboard and drawing a technical foul before halftime.

    Basketball

  • The chef was livid when the delivery arrived warm, sending the whole crate of fish back before the lunch rush.

    Cooking

  • She was livid when the airline lost her bag twice on the same trip, and she said so at the counter.

    Travel

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