HORRIBLE Meaning of HORRIBLE in English ■ adjective1》 causing or likely to cause horror. 2》 very unpleasant.Derivatives~ness nounhorribly adverb OriginME: via OFr. from L. horribilis , from horrere (see horrid ). Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004