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William Hupy
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livid

Postby William Hupy » Mon Jan 26, 2015 5:23 pm

I used this word recently in the sense of furiously angry and was surprised to learn that it also means "envious, spiteful, malicious. This is NOT William Tupy submitting this suggestion.
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Re: livid

Postby Perry Lassiter » Tue Jan 27, 2015 12:09 am

My usage agrees with yours. I've used - and I believe others have done so from the context - to mean someone got so furious they turned red and were about to explode.
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