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- pronunciation:
- hor
ihd
[or]
ha
rihd
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
causing or tending to cause horror; dreadful; hideous.
The villain wore a horrid grin.- similar words:
- dread, dreadful, gruesome, hideous, horrendous, horrible, macabre
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| definition 2: |
very unpleasant or disagreeable.
We made the trip in horrid weather, with icy roads all the way.She thinks her little brother is a horrid pest.I thought he would be a little understanding, but he was just horrid about the whole thing.You were horrid to your grandmother just now; you need to go and apologize.- antonyms:
- delightful
- similar words:
- abominable, beastly, dreadful, horrendous, horrible
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| related words: |
appalling, atrocious, dire, ghastly, heinous, hideous, monstrous, morbid, terrible, tremendous, vile |
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| derivations: |
horridly (adv.), horridness (n.) |
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