horrid
[ hawr-id, hor- ]
/ ˈhɔr ɪd, ˈhɒr- /
adjective
such as to cause horror; shockingly dreadful; abominable.
extremely unpleasant or disagreeable: horrid weather; She thought her uncle was horrid.
Archaic. shaggy or bristling; rough.
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Origin of horrid
1580–90; < Latin horridus bristling, rough, equivalent to horr- (stem of horrēre to stand on end, bristle) + -idus -id4
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horrid
/ (ˈhɒrɪd) /
adjective
disagreeable; unpleasanta horrid meal
repulsive or frightening
informal unkind
Derived forms of horrid
horridly, adverbhorridness, nounWord Origin for horrid
C16 (in the sense: bristling, shaggy): from Latin horridus prickly, rough, from horrēre to bristle
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