Meanings of lurid tales in English

He smiled at the thought, remembering the more lurid tales of their cruel creativity.

The conquistadors brought back their own lurid tales of the supposed Aztec and Mayan predilection for human meat.

None of the boys had any real knowledge of such matters, but they'd all heard lurid tales and eagerly shared them.

Skylan had told him lurid tales of what the Torgun had done to the ogres who had dared set foot on their land.

The former fisher-girl had been waddling around the cell all morning, regaling her compatriots with lurid tales of her nightly adventure with Horse.

The trial of the two assistants, sisters Francesca and Elisabetta Grillo, enthralled Britain with lurid tales of drug use, lavish spending and marital bullying.

Sports Direct's Ashley, who also owns Newcastle United soccer club, gave evidence during the case which was littered with lurid tales of boozy business meetings.

By the end of 1634 or the beginning of 1635, lurid tales of the money to be made in tulips were the talk of Holland.