horrid

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin horridus (“rough, bristly, savage, shaggy, rude”), from horrere (“to bristle”). See horrent, horror, ordure. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhɒ.ɹɪd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɔ.ɹɪd/ (New York City, Philadelphia) IPA(key): /ˈhɑ.ɹɪd/ Rhymes: -ɒɹɪd Hyphenation: hor‧rid === Adjective === horrid (comparative horrider or more horrid, superlative horridest or most horrid) (archaic) Bristling, rough, rugged. Causing horror or dread. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:frightening Offensive, disagreeable, abominable, execrable. ==== Usage notes ==== According to OED, horrid and horrible were originally almost synonymous, but in modern use horrid is somewhat less strong and tending towards the "offensive, disagreeable" sense. ==== Synonyms ==== abominable alarming appalling awful dire dreadful frightful harrowing hideous horrible revolting shocking terrific ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === horrid (not comparable) Terribly; horridly; to an extreme extent. === References === === Further reading === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “horrid”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “horrid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.