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horridity|hɒˈrɪdɪtɪ|
[ad. med.L. horriditās, f. horridus horrid. Cf. obs. F. horridité.]
†a. (See quot. 1623.) Obs.
b. The quality of being horrid, horridness; concr. something horrid.
1623Cockeram, Horriditie, a fearefull trembling. a1641Bp. R. Montagu Acts & Mon. (1642) 285 Most of them dyed in the Tormentors hands upon the rack, with horridity of paine. 1892Illustr. Sporting & Dram. News 20 Aug. 842/1 A taste for beetles, butterflies..in fact, horridities of all kinds. |