Horrible Definition
hôrə-bəl, hŏr-
adjective
horribler
Causing a feeling of horror; terrible; dreadful; frightful.
Webster's New World
Very bad, ugly, shocking, unpleasant, etc.
Webster's New World
Tremendously wrong or errant.
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noun
A thing that causes horror; a terrifying thing, particularly a prospective bad consequence asserted as likely to result from an act.
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Other Word Forms of Horrible
Noun
Singular:
horrible
Plural:
horriblesAdjective
Base Form:
horrible
Comparative:
horriblerOrigin of Horrible
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First attested in Middle English (alternately as horrible and orrible) in 1303: from Old French horrible, from Latin horribilis, from horr(ēre) (“bristle with fear; shudder; stand on end; tremble”) + -ibilis (“-ible”).
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Middle English from Old French from Latin horribilis from horrēre to tremble
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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