HORRIBLES

Noun

horribles

plural of horrible

Source: Wiktionary


HORRIBLE

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



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5 November 2024

TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; โ€œThe speaker temporized in order to delay the voteโ€


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