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horrible definition

hor·rible (hôr′ə bəl, här′-)

adjective

  1. causing a feeling of horror; terrible; dreadful; frightful
  2. Informal very bad, ugly, shocking, unpleasant, etc.

Etymology: ME < OFr < L horribilis < horrere: see horrid

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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