horrid
Use Horrid in a sentence
ɪd, ˈhɒr- 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; < Latin horridus bristling, rough, equivalent to horr- (stem of horrēre to stand on end, bristle) + -idus -id4
1580–90; < Latin horridus bristling, rough, equivalent to horr- (stem of horrēre to stand on end, bristle) + -idus -id4
Related forms
hor·rid·ly, adverb
hor·rid·ness, noun
Synonyms
2. nasty, vile, odious, abominable.
2. nasty, vile, odious, abominable.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | disagreeable; unpleasant: a horrid meal |
| 2. | repulsive or frightening |
| 3. | informal unkind |
| [C16 (in the sense: bristling, shaggy): from Latin horridus prickly, rough, from horrēre to bristle] | |
| 'horridly | |
| —adv | |
| 'horridness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
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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Example sentences
So many horrid but avoidable things happen that one wonders if the author harbours a secret masochism.
Only later did the horrid understanding dawn that nobody was immune.
Music library uses a horrid file tree for browsing media.
Later a couple of horrid books and a disastrous interview stained his reputation.
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