HORRIBLE

atrocious, frightful, horrifying, horrible, ugly

(adjective) provoking horror; “an atrocious automobile accident”; “a frightful crime of decapitation”; “an alarming, even horrifying, picture”; “war is beyond all words horrible”- Winston Churchill; “an ugly wound”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

horrible (plural horribles)

A thing that causes horror; a terrifying thing, particularly a prospective bad consequence asserted as likely to result from an act.

A person wearing a comic or grotesque costume in a parade of horribles.

Adjective

horrible (comparative horribler or more horrible, superlative horriblest or most horrible)

Causing horror; terrible; shocking.

Tremendously bad.

Synonyms

• See frightening

• See bad

Source: Wiktionary


Hor"ri*ble, a. Etym: [OE. horrible, orrible, OF. horrible, orrible, F. horrible, fr. L. horribilis, fr. horrere. See Horror.]

Definition: Exciting, or tending to excite, horror or fear; dreadful; terrible; shocking; hideous; as, a horrible sight; a horrible story; a horrible murder. A dungeon horrible on all sides round. Milton.

Syn.

– Dreadful; frightful; fearful; terrible; awful; terrific; shocking; hideous; horrid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

5 November 2024

TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins