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horrid - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'horrid' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Horrid [ a.]
- Rough; rugged; bristling.
- Fitted to excite horror; dreadful; hideous; shocking; hence, very offensive.

Meaning of 'horrid' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . horrid [ s]
Meaning (1):
- grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
Example in sentence:
  • a hideous pattern of injustice;
  • horrific conditions in the mining industry;
  • subjected to outrageous cruelty
Meaning (2):
- exceedingly bad
Example in sentence:
  • when she was bad she was horrid

Nearby Words:

horal horaly horary horatian horde hordeic hordein hordeolum hordock hore

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