Horrid
['hɒrɪd] or ['hɔrɪd]
Definition
(adj.) exceedingly bad; 'when she was bad she was horrid' .
Inputed by Lennon--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Rough; rugged; bristling.
(a.) Fitted to excite horror; dreadful; hideous; shocking; hence, very offensive.
Editor: Stephen
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Frightful, terrible, terrific, horrible, alarming, portentous, formidable, appalling, dire, horrifying, horrific, harrowing, dreadful, fearful, awful, hideous.[2]. Shocking, offensive, disgusting, revolting, repulsive, odious, disagreeable, unpleasant, vile, abominable.
Typist: Marvin
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See HORRIBLE]
Typist: Owen
Definition
adj. fitted to produce horror: shocking: offensive.—adv. Horr′idly.—n. Horr′idness.
Edited by Linda
Examples
- Do hear the horrid creature talk! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- He gnashed his teeth with rage, tore the hair from his head, and assailed with horrid imprecations the men who had been intrusted with the writ. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- As my sword went up to end her horrid career her paralysis left her, and with an ear-piercing shriek she turned to flee. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- There is one advantage about this horrid place, he said; we have got it all to ourselves. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- A horrid scream of bestial rage broke from the banth as he felt warm flesh beneath his powerful talons. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Was it possible (I asked myself) that he could put his case against Miss Rachel and Rosanna in a more horrid point of view than this? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- There is none of the horrid English barbarity of feeling about the social position of an artist in this house. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- It sounds horrid, don't it? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Horrid, ain't he, hey? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- As the brutes, growling and foaming, rushed upon the almost defenseless women I turned my head that I might not see the horrid sight. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- A horrid rattling of knives and forks sounded outside the door, and the footman came in to lay the table for luncheon. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Yes; how could you be so cruel as to make me eat that horrid pepper-dish at dinner, the first day I ever saw you? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Don't think I'm horrid. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- What a horrid looking-glass--it's all blotched and discoloured. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- I don't take no pride out on it, Sammy,' replied Mr. Weller, poking the fire vehemently, 'it's a horrid sitiwation. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Checker: Thomas