lividus

Meaning

  1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) leaden, bluish, blue
  2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2, especially, usually) black and blue, livid
  3. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) making livid, that is deadly
  4. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2, figuratively) envious, invidious, spiteful, malicious

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈliː.wɪ.dʊs]
Etymology

From līveō (“to be of a bluish color or livid; to envy”) + -idus, alternatively a back-formation from līveō, which see.

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