<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Gruesome; horrible; revolting: the lurid details of an accident.</li><li>Glaringly vivid or sensational; shocking: the lurid tales of pulp magazines.</li><li>Terrible in intensity, fierce passion, or unrestraint: lurid crimes.</li><li>Lighted or shining with an unnatural, fiery glow; wildly or garishly red: a lurid sunset.</li><li>Wan, pallid, or ghastly in hue; livid.</li></ul>