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hor·rif·ic
/
hɔˈrɪf
ɪk, hɒ-
/
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[
haw-
rif
-ik, ho-
]
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adjective
causing
horror
.
Origin:
1645–55;
<
Latin
horrificus,
equivalent to
horri-
(combining form of
horrēre
to bristle with fear) +
-ficus
-fic
Related forms
hor·rif·i·cal·ly,
adverb
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horrific
(hɒˈrɪfɪk, hə-)
—
adj
provoking horror; horrible
hor'rifically
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
horrific
"causing horror," 1650s, from L. horrificus "terrible, dreadful," lit. "making the hair stand on end," from horrere "to bristle, to stand on end" (see
horror
) + -ficus, from stem of facere "to make, do" (see
factitious
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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floods.
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conditions.
As victims unburden themselves with tales of
horrific
experiences, healers absorb some of the pain.
The true story of a
horrific
accident and the life that followed it.
Nothing, it seemed, could stop the avalanche of
horrific
developments.
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