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| hor·rid [ háwrid ] |
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1. nasty: callously unkind or nasty
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informal
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  a horrid thing to say
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2. causing disgust: provoking disgust or extreme displeasure
a horrid taste
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3. causing horror: dreadful, shocking, or frightening enough to cause horror
a horrid accident
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4. bristly: rough, shaggy, or bristly
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archaic
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| [Late 16th century. < Latin horridus "bristly, rough, horrid" < horrere "bristle, shudder with fear at"] |
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| hor·rid·ly adverb |
| hor·rid·ness noun |
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