Sekirov Dictionary

horrid

UK /ˈhɒ.ɹɪd/US /ˈhɔ.ɹɪd/

adjective 3
adverb 1
forms 4

adjective3

•
Offensive, disagreeable, abominable, execrable.
- The other girls in class are always horrid to Jane.
•
Causing horror or dread.
- Not in the legions / Of horrid hell, can come a devil more damned / In evils, to top Macbeth. — 1606
•
(no longer used) Bristling, rough, rugged.
- His haughtie Helmet, horrid all with gold, // Both glorious brightnesse and great terror bredd. — 1590

adverb1

•
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.” — 1889

forms

horrider · more horrid · horridest · most horrid

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