Horrific Definition

hô-rĭfĭk, hŏ-
adjective
Horrifying; horrible.
Webster's New World
Causing horror; terrifying.
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Origin of Horrific

  • Latin horrificus, from horrere (“to be horrible”) + -ficare (“to make (in comp.)”): confer French horrifique. See horror, -fy.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin horrificus horrēre to tremble -ficus -fic

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Horrific Sentence Examples

  • The idea of bringing a new life into such a horrific world made her feel sick.

  • We just received word of a horrific accident about ten miles up the road.

  • The Spaniard was lucky to escape from an horrific crash.

  • Of course, the accident itself is pretty horrific.

  • The dealings in the prison are horrific, degrading and unbelievably cruel.

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Words Starting With

HHOHOR

Words Ending With

CICFIC

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