hor´ri|fy´ing|ly

hor´ri|fy´ing|ly
hor|ri|fy «HR uh fy, HOR-», transitive verb, -fied, -fy|ing.
1. to cause to feel horror: »

the horrifying cry of the tiger at night.

2. Informal. to shock very much: »

We were horrified by the wreck.

[< Latin horrificāre < horrificus causing horror < horrēre bristle with fear + facere make]
hor´ri|fy´ing|ly, adverb.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • hor|ri|fy — «HR uh fy, HOR », transitive verb, fied, fy|ing. 1. to cause to feel horror: »the horrifying cry of the tiger at night. 2. Informal. to shock very much: »We were horrified by the wreck. ╂[< Latin horrificāre < horrificus causing horror < …   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

  • hor|i|zon|tal|ize — «HR uh ZON tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make horizontal …   Useful english dictionary

  • hor|mon|ize — «HR moh nyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to furnish or treat with hormones: »Each chick is vigorously hormonized, vitaminized (A,B,D,E,K) and debeaked (Time) …   Useful english dictionary

  • horrifyingly — hor·ri·fy·ing·ly …   English syllables

  • horrify — hor•ri•fy [[t]ˈhɔr əˌfaɪ, ˈhɒr [/t]] v. t. fied, fy•ing 1) to cause to feel horror 2) cvb to distress greatly; shock or dismay • Etymology: 1785–95; < L horrificāre to cause horror hor ri•fi•ca′tion, n. hor′ri•fy ing•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • horrifying — hor|ri|fy|ing [ˈhɔrıfaı ıŋ US ˈho: , ˈha: ] adj extremely bad, especially in a way that is frightening or upsetting = ↑horrific ▪ murder, rape and other horrifying crimes ▪ It s horrifying to see how much poverty there is here. >horrifyingly… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • horrifying — hor|ri|fy|ing [ hɔrı,faııŋ ] adjective 1. ) extremely shocking 2. ) extremely unpleasant …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 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

  • fy — fy; FY; gas·i·fy; gaud·i·fy; ger·man·i·fy; gid·di·fy; glo·ri·fy; grat·i·fy; grat·i·fy·ing·ly; gyp·sy·fy; hap·pi·fy; his·tor·i·fy; horn·i·fy; hor·ri·fy; hor·ri·fy·ing·ly; hu·mid·i·fy; iden·ti·fy; if·fy; i·fy; im·pu·ri·fy; in·dem·ni·fy;… …   English syllables

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