HORRID


Meaning of HORRID in English

hor ‧ rid /ˈhɒrəd, ˈhɒrɪd $ ˈhɔː-, ˈhɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective especially British English

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: horridus 'rough, hairy' , from horrere ; ⇨ ↑ horror ]

1 . informal very unpleasant SYN nasty :

a horrid smell

2 . old-fashioned behaving in a nasty unkind way:

Don’t be so horrid!

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.