lurid and less than lucid work 
(ROOT (NP (ADJP (ADJP (JJ lurid)) (CC and) (ADJP (ADJP (JJR less)) (PP (IN than) (ADJP (JJ lucid))))) (NN work)))
(ROOT (NP (ADJP (ADJP (JJ )) (CC ) (ADJP (ADJP (JJR )) (PP (IN ) (ADJP (JJ ))))) (NN )))