horrid (ˈhɒrɪd
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Definitions
adjective
- disagreeable; unpleasant ⇒
a horrid meal
- repulsive or frightening
- informal unkind
Alternative Forms
ˈhorridly adverb ˈhorridness nounWord Origin
C16 (in the sense: bristling, shaggy): from Latin horridus prickly, rough, from horrēre to bristleSynonyms
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unpleasant,
terrible,
awful,
offensive,
nasty,
disgusting,
horrible,
dreadful,
obscene,
disagreeable,
yucky or yukky
yucko,
Usage examples
They approached Qualary's house, the horrid pressure increasing with every step.
, A Plague of Angels (1993)By topping himself, he delivered poetic punishment to a world that had been so horrid to him.
Spiked (2004)Like Descartes, getting out in front of the pack by blaming its horrid first-quarter sales numbers on Iraq and SARS.
Globe and Mail (2003)I suddenly realised that something horrid had stung me in the nether regions.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)We took him and Suzy out to supper in a restaurant and Johnny was horrid to him.
, HOME TRUTHS: Life Around My Father (2002)