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horrid
UK /ˈhɒ.ɹɪd/ US /ˈhɔ.ɹɪd/
adj 3adv 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
all, gold, most, old
VERB + HORRID
bit, claims, described, find, laughing, obscures, transition, wear
HORRID + NOUN
cables, death, fern, night, scene, skura, visions, wincey
PREP.
from, with, with
Definitions
adj
1
Bristling, rough, rugged.
His haughtie Helmet, horrid all with gold, // Both glorious brightnesse and great terror bredd.
Yea there, where very Desolation dwells, / By grots and caverns shagg'd with horrid shades, / She may pass on with unblench'd majesty, / Be it not done in pride, or in presumption.
2
Causing horror or dread.
Not in the legions / Of horrid hell, can come a devil more damned / In evils, to top Macbeth.
Give colour to my pale cheek with thy blood, / that we the horrider may seem to those / Which chance to find us;
3
Offensive, disagreeable, abominable, execrable.
horrid weather
The other girls in class are always horrid to Jane.
adv
1
Terribly; horridly; to an extreme extent.
“Beg y’ pardon, sir,” said a voice at the tent door; “but Dormer’s ’orrid bad, sir, an’ they’ve taken him orf, sir.”
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — grossly offensive to decency or morality
- hideous
- horrific
- outrageous
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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His haughtie Helmet, horrid all with gold, // Both glorious brightnesse and great terror bredd.
Wiktionary02
Yea there, where very Desolation dwells, / By grots and caverns shagg'd with horrid shades, / She may pass on with unblench'd majesty, / Be it not done in pride, or in presumption.
Wiktionary03
Horrid with fern, and intricate with thorn, / Few paths of human feet, or tracks of beasts, were worn.
Wiktionary04
“Beg y’ pardon, sir,” said a voice at the tent door; “but Dormer’s ’orrid bad, sir, an’ they’ve taken him orf, sir.”
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This morning when I left the asylum I felt so ashamed because I had to wear this horrid old wincey dress. All the orphans had to wear them, you know.
Tatoeba · #582475106
I didn't like it a bit. It was horrid.
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