hor´ri|bly

hor´ri|bly
hor|ri|ble «HR uh buhl, HOR-», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. causing horror; terrible; dreadful; frightful; shocking: »

a horrible crime, a horrible disease.

SYNONYM(S): hideous, grim, horrid. See syn. under ghastly. (Cf.ghastly)
2. Informal. extremely unpleasant or amazing: »

a horrible smell, a horrible noise.

SYNONYM(S): excessive, immoderate, extreme.
–n.
a horrible person or thing: »

Author Grant makes Lucia's life a masochistic nightmare of Halloween horribles (Time).

[< Old French horrible, learned borrowing from Latin horribilis < horrēre bristle with fear]
hor´ri|ble|ness, noun.
hor´ri|bly, adverb.

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  • hor´ri|ble|ness — hor|ri|ble «HR uh buhl, HOR », adjective, noun. –adj. 1. causing horror; terrible; dreadful; frightful; shocking: »a horrible crime, a horrible disease. SYNONYM(S): hideous, grim, horrid. See syn. under ghastly. (Cf. ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • hor|ri|ble — «HR uh buhl, HOR », adjective, noun. –adj. 1. causing horror; terrible; dreadful; frightful; shocking: »a horrible crime, a horrible disease. SYNONYM(S): hideous, grim, horrid. See syn. under ghastly. (Cf. ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • bly — ad·vis·a·bly; af·fa·bly; agree·a·bly; al·low·a·bly; am·bly·ce·phal·i·dae; am·bly·chro·mat·ic; am·bly·dac·ty·la; am·bly·om·ma; am·bly·o·pia; am·bly·op·sis; am·bly·o·scope; am·bly·pod; am·bly·rhyn·chus; am·bly·si·pho·nel·la; ame·na·bly; ami·a·bly;… …   English syllables

  • hor — ab·hor; ab·hor·rence; ab·hor·rent; ab·hor·rent·ly; ab·hor·rer; an·ti·hor·mone; bo·hor; co·hor·ta·tion; de·hor·ta·tion; eich·hor·nia; ex·hor·ta·tion; ex·hor·tative; ex·hor·tato·ry; hor; hor·de·in; hor·de·nine; hor·de·o·lum; hor·de·um;… …   English syllables

  • horribly — hor·ri·bly …   English syllables

  • horrible — hor•ri•ble [[t]ˈhɔr ə bəl, ˈhɒr [/t]] adj. 1) causing horror; shockingly dreadful 2) extremely unpleasant; deplorable: horrible living conditions[/ex] • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME (h)orrible < OF < L horribilis=horri , var. s. of horrēre+… …   From formal English to slang

  • ri — abac·te·ri·al; ab·de·ri·an; ab·ka·ri; ac·an·thop·te·ri; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·ces·so·ri·al; ac·ces·so·ri·us; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; acera·the·ri·um;… …   English syllables

  • Horribly — Hor ri*bly, adv. In a manner to excite horror; dreadfully; terribly. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

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