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horrid

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈhɔɹəd// UK //hˈɒɹɪd// hor·rid Archaic

adj. very unpleasant, unkind, or shocking. You use it to describe something that makes you feel disgusted or unhappy.

adj. causing horror, disgust, or strong dislike; extremely unpleasant or offensive. Often used to describe people's behavior or physical sensations.


SIMPLE

The weather today is absolutely horrid.

CONTEXTUAL

The children were being quite horrid to each other, so their mother sent them to their rooms.

COMPLEX

The protagonist's journey through the horrid, damp tunnels of the abandoned facility serves as a metaphor for his declining mental state throughout the novel.

Synonyms
Origin

Borrowed from Latin horridus (“rough, bristly, savage, shaggy, rude”), from horrere (“to bristle”). See horrent, horror, ordure.

Usage

Often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'be', 'look', or 'feel'.

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