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- 4 dictionary resultshor⋅rif⋅ic
[haw-rif-ik, ho-] 
–adjective
| causing horror. |
Origin:
1645–55; < L horrificus, equiv. to horri- (comb. form of horrēre to bristle with fear) + -ficus -fic
1645–55; < L horrificus, equiv. to horri- (comb. form of horrēre to bristle with fear) + -ficus -fic
Related forms:
hor⋅rif⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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| hor·rif·ic (hô-rĭf'ĭk, hŏ-) adj. Causing horror; terrifying. [Latin horrificus : horrēre, to tremble + -ficus, -fic.] hor·rif'i·cal·ly adv. |
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Language Translation for : horrific
Spanish:
horroroso, horrible, terrible,
German:
entsetzlich,
Japanese:
恐ろしい
horrific
"causing horror," 1653, 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).
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