horrid

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Did he starve, as I expressed in my horrid--horrid wish No, sir; his life was forfeited to the offended laws of his country Good God, sir!"

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  1. adjective Causing horror; dreadful.
  2. adjective Extremely disagreeable; offensive.
  3. adjective Archaic Bristling; rough.

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horrible ·  frightful ·  ugly ·  ghastly ·  unpleasant ·  foul ·  unnatural ·  dismal
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  1. Alteration (influenced by Latin horridus, bristling) of Middle English horred, past participle of horren, to bristle, from Latin horrēre, to tremble, bristle.

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  1. = Spanish hórrido = Portuguese horrido = Italian orrido, from Latin horridus, rough, bristly, shaggy, rude, savage, horrid, from horrere, bristle: see horrent.
 

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/ˈhɑrɪd/
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