horrid
[ hawr-id, hor- ]
/ ˈhɔr ɪd, ˈhɒr- /
adjective
such as to cause horror; shockingly dreadful; abominable.
extremely unpleasant or disagreeable: horrid weather; She thought her uncle was horrid.
Archaic.
shaggy or bristling; rough.
Origin of horrid
1580–90; < Latin
horridus bristling, rough, equivalent to
horr- (stem of
horrēre to stand on end, bristle) +
-idus
-id4
OTHER WORDS FROM horrid
hor·rid·ly, adverb hor·rid·ness, nounWords nearby horrid
horowitz,
horrendous,
horrent,
horrible,
horribly,
horrid,
horrific,
horrified,
horrify,
horrifying,
horripilate
Example sentences from the Web for horrid
British Dictionary definitions for horrid
horrid
/ (ˈhɒrɪd) /
adjective
disagreeable; unpleasant
a horrid meal
repulsive or frightening
informal
unkind
Derived forms of horrid
horridly, adverb horridness, nounWord Origin for horrid
C16 (in the sense: bristling, shaggy): from Latin
horridus prickly, rough, from
horrēre to bristle