horripilante
التعريفات والمعاني
== French ==
=== Adjective ===
horripilante
feminine singular of horripilant
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish horripilar, from Late Latin horripilāre. Doublet of arrepiante.
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: hor‧ri‧pi‧lan‧te
=== Adjective ===
horripilante m or f (plural horripilantes)
ghastly; creepy (horrifyingly shocking)
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:amedrontador
=== Further reading ===
“horripilante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From horripilar + -ante.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /oripiˈlante/ [o.ri.piˈlãn̪.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ante
Syllabification: ho‧rri‧pi‧lan‧te
=== Adjective ===
horripilante m or f (masculine and feminine plural horripilantes)
horrifying, shocking
Synonyms: espantoso, terrorífico, chocante
ghastly, grisly
Synonym: espeluznante
=== Further reading ===
“horripilante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025