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horrid

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hor⋅rid

  [hawr-id, hor-]
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–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 horrēre to stand on end, bristle) + -idus -id 4

Related forms:
hor⋅rid⋅ly, adverb
hor⋅rid⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. nasty, vile, odious, abominable.
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hor·rid   (hôr'ĭd, hŏr'-)   
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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