HORRID


Meaning of HORRID in English

■ adjective

1》 causing horror.

2》 very unpleasant.

3》 archaic rough; bristling.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Origin

C16: from L. ~us , from horrere 'shudder, (of hair) stand on end'.

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