Added 9 October 2026
horrible
/ˈhɒɹ.ɪ.bəl/ adjective
In Latin: dīrus, horribilis, horrificus First recorded: 1303 Wiktionary
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Origin
First attested in Middle English (alternately as horrible and orrible) in 1303: from Old French horrible, orrible, orible, from Latin horribilis, from horr(ēre) (“tremble”) + -ibilis (“-ible”).
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