单词 | horrible |
释义 | horrible —horribleness, n. —horribly, adv. /hawr"euh beuhl, hor"-/, adj. 1. causing or tending to cause horror; shockingly dreadful: a horrible sight. 2. extremely unpleasant; deplorable; disgusting: horrible living conditions. [1275-1325; ME (h)orrible < OF < L horribilis, equiv. to horr- (s. of horrere to stand on end, bristle with fear) + -ibilis -IBLE] Syn. 1. terrible, awful, appalling, frightful; hideous, grim, ghastly, shocking, revolting, repulsive, horrid, horrendous, horrifying, repellent. Ant. 1. attractive. |
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