horribile dictun.

/hɒˈriːbɪleɪ ˈdɪktuː/

Etymology: modern Latin, by analogy with mirabile dictu adv.

Horrible to relate.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > narration > [phrase] > horrible to relate

horribile dictu1854

1854 ‘G. Eliot’ in Westm. Rev. Oct. 467 In some circles the effort is, who shall make the best puns, (horribile dictu!) or the best charades.

1883 G. Meredith Let. 16 Mar. (1970) II. 691 Louis Stevenson wrote to me from Marseilles in the winter... I, horrible [sic] dictu, have not yet replied to him.

1935 J. S. Huxley & A. C. Haddon We Europeans ii. 64 Puffed up with pride and, horribile dictu!, even with wealth.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	horribile dictu
释义	horribile dictun. /hɒˈriːbɪleɪ ˈdɪktuː/ Etymology: modern Latin, by analogy with mirabile dictu adv. Horrible to relate. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > narration > [phrase] > horrible to relate horribile dictu1854 1854 ‘G. Eliot’ in Westm. Rev. Oct. 467 In some circles the effort is, who shall make the best puns, (horribile dictu!) or the best charades. 1883 G. Meredith Let. 16 Mar. (1970) II. 691 Louis Stevenson wrote to me from Marseilles in the winter... I, horrible [sic] dictu, have not yet replied to him. 1935 J. S. Huxley & A. C. Haddon We Europeans ii. 64 Puffed up with pride and, horribile dictu!, even with wealth. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1854
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