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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hor•ri•ble /ˈhɔrəbəl, ˈhɑr-/USA pronunciation adj. - causing horror;
shockingly dreadful:a horrible crime. - extremely unpleasant;
deplorable;
disgusting:a horrible smell.
hor•ri•ble•ness, n. [uncountable] hor•ri•bly, adv. See -horr-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hor•ri•ble (hôr′ə bəl, hor′-),USA pronunciation adj. - causing or tending to cause horror;
shockingly dreadful:a horrible sight. - extremely unpleasant;
deplorable;
disgusting:horrible living conditions.
- Latin horribilis, equivalent. to horr- (stem of horrēre to stand on end, bristle with fear) + -ibilis -ible
- Old French
- Middle English (h)orrible 1275–1325
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged terrible, awful, appalling, frightful; hideous, grim, ghastly, shocking, revolting, repulsive, horrid, horrendous, horrifying, repellent.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged attractive.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: horrible /ˈhɒrəbəl/ adj - causing horror; dreadful
- disagreeable; unpleasant
- informal cruel or unkind
Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Latin horribilis, from horrēre to trembleˈhorribleness n |