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hor·rid    Audio Help   [hawr-id, hor-] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.such as to cause horror; shockingly dreadful; abominable.
2.extremely unpleasant or disagreeable: horrid weather; She thought her uncle was horrid.
3.Archaic. shaggy or bristling; rough.

[Origin: 1580–90; < L horridus bristling, rough, equiv. to horr- (s. of horrére to stand on end, bristle) + -idus -id4]

hor·rid·ly, adverb
hor·rid·ness, noun

2. nasty, vile, odious, abominable.
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hor·rid    Audio Help   (hôr'ĭd, hŏr'-)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Causing horror; dreadful.
  2. Extremely disagreeable; offensive.
  3. Archaic Bristling; rough.


[Alteration (influenced by Latin horridus, bristling) of Middle English horred, past participle of horren, to bristle, from Latin horrēre, to tremble, bristle.]

hor'rid·ly adv., hor'rid·ness n.
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
horrid 
1410, "hairy, shaggy, bristling," from L. horridus "bristly, prickly, rough, horrid, frightful," from horrere "to bristle with fear, shudder" (see horror). Sense weakened 17c. to "unpleasant, offensive."

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horrid

adjective
1. exceedingly bad; "when she was bad she was horrid" 
2. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry" [syn: hideous

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈhorrid1 [-rid] adjective
unpleasant
Example: That was a horrid thing to say.
Arabic: فَظيع، رَديء
Chinese (Simplified): 令人讨厌的
Chinese (Traditional): 令人討厭的
Czech: hrozný
Danish: rædselsfuld
Dutch: abject
Estonian: vastik
Finnish: inhottava
French: affreux
German: schrecklich
Greek: απαίσιος
Hungarian: szörnyű
Icelandic: hræðilegur; andstyggilegur
Indonesian: tidak menyenangkan
Italian: orrendo, orribile
Japanese: いやな
Korean: 몹시 불쾌한
Latvian: riebīgs
Lithuanian: baisus
Norwegian: vemmelig, ekkel, gyselig
Polish: straszny, okropny
Portuguese (Brazil): horrível
Portuguese (Portugal): feio
Romanian: urât
Russian: отвратительный
Slovak: hrozný
Slovenian: grozljiv
Spanish: horroroso, horrible; odioso
Swedish: nedrig, hemsk
Turkish: iğrenç, çirkin
ˈhorrid2 [-rid] adjective
dreadful
Example: a horrid shriek
Arabic: مُرَوِّع ، مُرْعِب
Chinese (Simplified): 可怕的
Chinese (Traditional): 可怕的
Czech: strašlivý
Danish: frygtelig
Dutch: vreselijk
Estonian: hirmus
Finnish: hirvittävä
French: horrible
German: schrecklich
Greek: φρικτός,τρομακτικός
Hungarian: borzasztó
Icelandic: hræðilegur
Indonesian: mengerikan
Italian: orribile
Japanese: おぞましい
Korean: 무시무시한
Latvian: šausmīgs; briesmīgs
Lithuanian: baisus
Norwegian: reddsom, fæl
Polish: straszny, przeraźliwy
Portuguese (Brazil): pavoroso
Portuguese (Portugal): horrendo
Romanian: înfricoşător
Russian: ужасный
Slovak: strašný
Slovenian: grozen
Spanish: horroroso, horrible
Swedish: hemsk, otäck
Turkish: korkunç
See also: horrible, horrify, horrific, horror

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Horrid

Ab*hor"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abhorred; p. pr. & vb. n. Abhorring.] [L. abhorrere; ab + horrere to bristle, shiver, shudder: cf. F. abhorrer. See Horrid.]

1. To shrink back with shuddering from; to regard with horror or detestation; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe.

Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. --Rom. xii. 9.

2. To fill with horror or disgust. [Obs.]

It doth abhor me now I speak the word. --Shak.

3. (Canon Law) To protest against; to reject solemnly. [Obs.]

I utterly abhor, yea, from my soul Refuse you for my judge. --Shak.

Syn: To hate; detest; loathe; abominate. See Hate.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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