What does horrid mean?
Definitions for horrid
ˈhɔr ɪd, ˈhɒr-hor·rid
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word horrid.
Princeton's WordNet
horridadjective
exceedingly bad
"when she was bad she was horrid"
hideous, horrid, horrific, outrageousadjective
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
"subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"
Wiktionary
horridadjective
bristling, rough, rugged
horridadjective
causing horror or dread
horridadjective
offensive, disagreeable, abominable, execrable
Etymology: From horridus, from horrere. See horrent, horror, ordure
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
HORRIDadjective
Etymology: horridus, Latin.
Oh!
Give colour to my pale cheek with thy blood,
That we the horrider may seem to those
Which chance to find us. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.Not in the legions
Of horrid hell can come a devil more damn’d,
In evils to top Macbeth. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.Already I your tears survey,
Already hear the horrid things they say. Alexander Pope.Horrid with fern, and intricate with thorn,
Few paths of human feet or tracks of beasts were worn. Dry.
Webster Dictionary
Horridadjective
rough; rugged; bristling
Horridadjective
fitted to excite horror; dreadful; hideous; shocking; hence, very offensive
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Horrid
hor′id, adj. fitted to produce horror: shocking: offensive.—adv. Horr′idly.—n. Horr′idness. [L. horridus—horrēre, to bristle.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of horrid in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of horrid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of horrid in a Sentence
We're the federal government. We're not supposed to stand on street corners doing testing, you should say,' Congratulations, great job,' instead of being so horrid in the way you ask a question.
I don’t even want to think about that. That’s a mind-boggling, horrid thought. Shame on all of us if it gets to that.
There was this absolute fear about what was befalling seemingly healthy gay men, who would suddenly take ill for no apparent reason and die in appalling circumstances, your head is messed up, you have this killer virus coursing through your veins, you feel like a pariah... HIV was considered a gay plague that we (gay men) had brought upon ourselves - it was horrid.
It’s bad for my health, it’s horrid for the environment and it’s also really ugly, it’s like a garbage accordion.
How sweet and soothing is this hour of calm I thank thee, night for thou has chased away these horrid bodements which, amidst the throng, I could not dissipate and with the blessing of thy benign and quiet influence now will I to my couch, although to rest is almost wronging such a night as this.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translations for horrid
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
Get even more translations for horrid »
Translation
Find a translation for the horrid definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"horrid." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2023. Web. 5 Jun 2023. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/horrid>.
Discuss these horrid definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In