hor´ri|ble|ness

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.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 — «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|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. ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • ble — ab·di·ca·ble; abom·i·na·ble; abus·a·ble; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·com·mo·da·ble; ac·cost·a·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cus·a·ble; ace·to·sol·u·ble; achie·va·ble; acid·i·fi·a·ble; ac·knowl·edge·a·ble; act·a·ble; ac·ti·va·ble; ac·tu·al·iz·a·ble; add·a·ble;… …   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

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • horribleness — hor·ri·ble·ness …   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

  • Horribleness — Hor ri*ble*ness, n. The state or quality of being horrible; dreadfulness; hideousness. [1913 Webster] The horribleness of the mischief. Sir P. Sidney. [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

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