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The definition of horrid is something that is unpleasant, disagreeable or terrible.

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An example of something that would be described as horrid is the taste of spoiled milk.

See horrid in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Archaic bristling; shaggy; rough
causing a feeling of horror; terrible; revolting
very bad, ugly, unpleasant, etc.

Origin: L horridus < horrere, to bristle, shake, be afraid < IE base *ĝhers-, to bristle > gorse

Related Forms:

horridly adverb
horridness noun

See horrid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Causing horror; dreadful.
Extremely disagreeable; offensive.
Archaic Bristling; rough.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration (influenced by Latin horridus, bristling)

Origin: of Middle English horred

Origin: , past participle of horren, to bristle

Origin: , from Latin horrēre, to tremble, bristle

Related Forms:

horˈrid·ly adverb

horˈrid·ness noun

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