HORRIDER

Adjective

horrider

comparative form of horrid

Source: Wiktionary


HORRID

Hor"rid, a. Etym: [L. horridus. See Horror, and cf. Ordure.]

1. Rough; rugged; bristling. [Archaic] Horrid with fern, and intricate with thorn. Dryden.

2. Fitted to excite horror; dreadful; hideous; shocking; hence, very offensive. Not in the legions Of horrid hell. Shak. The horrid things they say. Pope.

Syn.

– Frightful; hideous; alarming; shocking; dreadful; awful; terrific; horrible; abominable.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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