hor|ri|ble

hor|ri|ble
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

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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • horrible — hor·ri·ble …   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

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  • horrible — hor|ri|ble S2 [ˈhɔrıbəl US ˈho: , ˈha: ] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : French; Origin: Latin horribilis, from horrere; HORROR] 1.) very bad used for example about things you see, taste, or smell, or about the weather ▪ The weather has been really… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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