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Added 10 October 2026

horrid

/ˈhɒ.ɹɪd/ adjective

Latin root: horridus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about horrid at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Bristling, rough, rugged.
Causing horror or dread.
Offensive, disagreeable, abominable, execrable.
horrid weather

adverb

Terribly; horridly; to an extreme extent.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin horridus (“rough, bristly, savage, shaggy, rude”), from horrere (“to bristle”). See horrent, horror, ordure.

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