horrent
[hawr-uh nt, hor-]
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adjective
bristling; standing erect like bristles.
Nearby words
- horovitz,
- horowitz,
- horowitz, vladimir,
- horrendous,
- horrendously,
- horrible,
- horribly,
- horrid,
- horridly,
- horrific
Origin of horrent
1660–70; < Latin horrent- (stem of horrēns, present participle of horrēre to stand on end, bristle with fear), equivalent to horr- (see horrendous) + -ent- -ent
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Examples from the Web for horrent
All horrent the cobra exalts his hooded head, and the spanning jaws fly open.
The Fiend's Delight|Dod Grile