horrible

hor-ri-ble · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Causing or likely to cause horror; extremely unpleasant or bad.

  2. 2.

    Very bad or unpleasant in a general sense.

  3. 3.

    (Informal) Unkind or unfriendly.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    horrible to contemplate — Too unpleasant to think about
  • •
    look horrible — To appear very unwell or badly dressed

Related words

Antonyms: delightful, lovely, pleasant, wonderful
See also: awful, dreadful, horror, terrific
Synonyms: awful, dreadful, ghastly, horrendous, terrible

Etymology

From Old French horrible, from Latin horribilis ("terrible, dreadful"), from horrere ("to bristle, shudder"). Related to horror.