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1 horrid
[-rɪd] adjective1) unpleasant:فَظيع، رَديءThat was a horrid thing to say.
2) dreadful:مُرَوِّع ، مُرْعِبa horrid shriek.
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2 horrid
كَرِيه \ abominable: hateful; very bad. disagreeable: unpleasant. horrid: unpleasant or unkind; nasty: She was horrid to me when I accidentally broke her teapot. loathsome: nasty: a loathsome smell of decayed fish. nasty: unpleasant: a nasty person; a nasty taste. offensive: rude; causing annoyance or discomfort: Offensive language; an offensive smell. repulsive: very ugly or very unpleasant (person, act, idea, etc.), and causing strong dislike. revolting: very nasty: a revolting smell. ugly: unpleasant to look at; not pretty. unpleasant: not pleasing or enjoyable; (of people) wanting to quarrel; unkind: What an unpleasant smell! The heat of summer can be very unpleasant. That man was rather unpleasant to me. vile: very nasty; shameful: a vile smell; vile cruelty. \ See Also بغيض (بَغيض)، منفر (مُنَفِّر)، قذر (قَذِر)، قبيح (قَبِيح)، مؤذ (مُؤْذٍ) -
3 horrid
بَغِيض \ abominable: hateful; very bad. dreadful: terrible; very unpleasant: a dreadful accident; dreadful weather. horrid: unpleasant or unkind; nasty: She was horrid to me when I accidentally broke her teapot. repulsive: very ugly or very unpleasant (person, act, idea, etc.), and causing strong dislike. unpleasant: not pleasing or enjoyable; (of people) wanting to quarrel; unkind: What an unpleasant smell! The heat of summer can be very unpleasant. That man was rather unpleasant to me. -
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فَظِيع \ atrocious: very cruel or shocking: an atrocious crime. awful: very bad: I’ve got an awful pain. dreadful: terrible; very unpleasant: a dreadful accident; dreadful weather. frightful: causing fear; terrible: a frightful storm; a frightful dream. ghastly: terrible; very unpleasant: a ghastly accident. hideous: very ugly. horrible: unkind, ugly or unpleasant: a horrible smell. horrid: unpleasant or unkind; nasty: She was horrid to me when I accidentally broke her teapot. monstrous: very evil; unbearably wrong: What a monstrous idea! Monstrous cruelty. outrageous: shocking; unexpected and very annoying: an outrageous price for a hat. shocking: surprising and unpleasant; very bad: shocking behaviour; shocking weather. terrible: causing very great fear: a terrible fire. \ See Also مُرِيع، فَاحِش، سَيِّئ جدًّا، مرعب (مُرْعِب)، بشع (بَشِع) -
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مُرِيع \ atrocious: very bad: It was an atrocious play, very cruel or shocking an atrocious crime. dreadful: terrible; very unpleasant: a dreadful accident; dreadful weather. fearful: causing fear; terrible: a fearful noise; fearful risks. ghastly: terrible; very unpleasant: a ghastly accident. horrid: unpleasant or unkind; nasty: She was horrid to me when I accidentally broke her teapot. monstrous: very evil; unbearably wrong: What a monstrous idea! Monstrous cruelty. outrageous: shocking; unexpected and very annoying: an outrageous burst of anger. -
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بَشِع \ hideous: very ugly. horrid: unpleasant or unkind; nasty: She was horrid to me when I accidentally broke her teapot. unsightly: (not of people) ugly; unpleasant to look at: an unsightly modern building. \ See Also فظيع (فَظِيع)، بغيض (بَغيض) -
7 kamala (kauhea)
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8 redselsfull
horrid -
9 nakasisindak
horrid -
10 одбивен
horrid————————odious; obnoxious————————odious; obnoxious; vile; infamous* * *horrible, repellent, antipathetic, beyond contempt--------horrid -
11 mengerikan
horrid, horrible, harrowing, gruesome, macabre* * *horriblehirrify, horrified, horrified, horrifying* * *cause one to be horrified, blood curdling; be disagreeable to, seem appalling to -
12 horrífico
• horrid• horrifically -
13 vemmelig
horrid, abhorrent, nasty -
14 fies
umg.I Adj. nasty, horrible; so ein fieser Typ what a nasty piece of work, what a (real) bastard; das war echt fies von dir that was really mean ( oder beastly) of you* * *grotty* * *[fiːs] (inf)1. adj(= abstoßend, unangenehm) Mensch, Gesicht, Geruch, Arbeit nasty, horrid, horrible; (= gemein) Charakter, Methoden auch mean2. adv(= abstoßend, ekelhaft) sich benehmen, lachen nastily, horribly; (= gemein) handeln, reagieren in a nasty wayfíés aussehen — to look horrible
fíés riechen — to smell horrible
benimm dich nicht so fíés! — don't be so horrid!
* * *1) (mean; contemptible: a low-down thief.) low-down2) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) nasty* * *[fi:s]sei nicht so \fies! don't be so mean [or fam horrid2. (ekelhaft) horrible, disgusting* * *1.Adjektiv (ugs.)1) (charakterlich) nasty < person, character>2.adverbial in a nasty way* * *fies umgA. adj nasty, horrible;das war echt fies von dir that was really mean ( oder beastly) of youB. adv:* * *1.Adjektiv (ugs.)1) (charakterlich) nasty <person, character>2.adverbial in a nasty way* * *adj.horrible adj.nasty adj. -
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Adj.1. Benehmen, Geruch etc.: nasty; Wetter: auch filthy2. (hässlich) Hexe, Zwerg: horrible, horrid* * *horrid; ghastly; nasty; hideous; beastly* * *gạrs|tig ['garstɪç]adj (dated)nasty, horrible* * ** * *gars·tig[ˈgarstɪç]adj (veraltend)1. (ungezogen) badein \garstiges Kind a naughty child2. (abscheulich) horrible, nastyein \garstiger Wind a biting wind* * *2) (abscheulich) horrible; nasty* * *garstig adj1. Benehmen, Geruch etc: nasty; Wetter: auch filthy* * *2) (abscheulich) horrible; nasty* * *adj.nasty adj. adv.nastily adv. -
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I Adj. awful, terrible, dreadful (alle auch umg., fig.); stärker: appalling; (Schrecken erregend) auch horrible; schrecklicher Lärm terrible ( oder awful, dreadful) noise; schreckliche Hitze / Kälte terrible ( oder awful, dreadful) heat / cold; der Gestank war schrecklich the stench was awful ( oder terrible, dreadful, appalling); es ist etwas Schreckliches passiert something terrible ( oder awful, dreadful, appalling) has happened; sie haben einen schrecklichen Geschmack umg. they have awful ( oder terrible, dreadful, appalling) tasteII Adv.1. (entsetzlich) misshandeln, zurichten etc.: terribly, horribly; umg. (sehr schlecht) sich benehmen, stinken etc.: terribly, dreadfully, awfully; stärker: appallingly; sich schrecklich aufregen make a terrible ( oder dreadful, awful, appalling) fuss2. umg., fig. (ungemein) terribly, dreadfully, awfully; sich schrecklich freuen be terribly ( oder awfully) pleased; etw. schrecklich gern tun be terribly fond of doing s.th., really love doing s.th.; er würde schrecklich gern mitkommen he’d really love to come; es tut mir schrecklich Leid I’m terribly ( oder dreadfully, awfully) sorry; jemanden schrecklich lieb haben be terribly ( oder desperately) in love with s.o.; siehe auch furchtbar* * *horrid (Adj.); frightful (Adj.); awful (Adj.); gruesome (Adj.); terrible (Adj.); awfully (Adv.); detestable (Adj.); horrible (Adj.); dire (Adj.); atrocious (Adj.); formidable (Adj.); dreadful (Adj.); appalling (Adj.); shocking (Adj.); unholy (Adj.)* * *schrẹck|lich ['ʃrɛklɪç]1. adjterrible, dreadful; (inf = sehr, groß auch) awful; Freude greater war schrecklich in seinem Zorn (geh) — his wrath was terrible (to behold) (liter)
2. adv1) (= entsetzlich) horribly2) (inf = sehr) terribly* * *1) (terrible or frightening: I had a frightful experience.) frightful2) (very bad: He is a frightful liar.) frightful3) (very: He's frightfully clever.) frightfully4) (causing horror; dreadful: a horrible sight.) horrible5) (unpleasant: What a horrible day!) horrible6) horribly7) (unpleasant: That was a horrid thing to say.) horrid8) (dreadful: a horrid shriek.) horrid9) (very bad: a shocking cold.) shocking10) (very: shockingly expensive.) shockingly11) (very: She is terribly clever.) terribly12) (in a terrible way: Does your leg hurt terribly?) terribly13) (very bad: a terrible singer; That music is terrible!) terrible14) (causing great pain, suffering, hardship etc: War is terrible; It was a terrible disaster.) terrible15) (causing great fear or horror: The noise of the guns was terrible.) terrible16) (very: It's tremendously interesting; He's tremendously strong.) tremendously17) (outrageous or unreasonable: an unholy din.) unholy* * *schreck·lich[ˈʃrɛklɪç]I. adj1. (entsetzlich) terrible, dreadful▪ etwas S\schreckliches something dreadful [or terrible▪ \schrecklich sein to be terribledu bist \schrecklich! you're terrible!II. adv1. (entsetzlich) terribly, awfully, dreadfully\schrecklich gern! I'd simply love to!* * *1.1) terrible3) (ugs.): (sehr groß)2.1) terribly; horribly3) (ugs.): (sehr, äußerst) terribly (coll.)* * *A. adj awful, terrible, dreadful (alle auch umg, fig); stärker: appalling; (schreckenerregend) auch horrible;schrecklicher Lärm terrible ( oder awful, dreadful) noise;schreckliche Hitze/Kälte terrible ( oder awful, dreadful) heat/cold;der Gestank war schrecklich the stench was awful ( oder terrible, dreadful, appalling);es ist etwas Schreckliches passiert something terrible ( oder awful, dreadful, appalling) has happened;sie haben einen schrecklichen Geschmack umg they have awful ( oder terrible, dreadful, appalling) tasteB. adv1. (entsetzlich) misshandeln, zurichten etc: terribly, horribly; umg (sehr schlecht) sich benehmen, stinken etc: terribly, dreadfully, awfully; stärker: appallingly;sich schrecklich aufregen make a terrible ( oder dreadful, awful, appalling) fuss2. umg, fig (ungemein) terribly, dreadfully, awfully;sich schrecklich freuen be terribly ( oder awfully) pleased;etwas schrecklich gern tun be terribly fond of doing sth, really love doing sth;er würde schrecklich gern mitkommen he’d really love to come;es tut mir schrecklich Leid I’m terribly ( oder dreadfully, awfully) sorry;* * *1.1) terrible3) (ugs.): (sehr groß)2.1) terribly; horribly3) (ugs.): (sehr, äußerst) terribly (coll.)* * *adj.abominable adj.appalling adj.awful adj.dreadful adj.formidable adj.frightful adj.horrible adj.lurid adj.terrible adj.terrific adj.tremendous adj. adv.appallingly adv.awfully adv.direly adv.dreadfully adv.formidably adv.frightfully adv.horribly adv.luridly adv.terribly adv.terrifically adv.tremendously adv. -
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adj.1 horrifying, terrifying.2 terrible, awful (muy malo).3 horrible, hideous (muy feo).* * *► adjetivo1 horrible, dreadful, awful* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=espantoso) [accidente, crimen, matanza] horrific2) (=feo) [persona, objeto, ropa, cuadro] hideous3) (=malo, perverso) horrible¡qué hombre tan horrible! — what a horrible man!
4) (=insoportable) terriblehizo un calor horrible — it was terribly hot, the heat was terrible
la conferencia fue un rollo horrible — * the lecture was a real drag *
* * *a) <accidente/muerte> horrible, horrificc) < tiempo> terrible, awfuld) ( inaguantable) unbearable* * *= horrid, lousy [lousier -comp., lousiest -sup.], unsightly, revolting, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unpleasant, awful, terrible, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], hideous, shocking, horrible, dreadful, heinous, frightening, yucky [yuckier -comp., yuckiest -sup.], pathetic.Ex. The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.Ex. I want to react, though, to your description of lousy catalogers.Ex. He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex. This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.Ex. Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex. And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.Ex. These articles were written by those who have had first hand experience of the awful consequences of not devoting enough time to testing their security systems.Ex. She had a distant fleeting vision of a workplace in which people acted like free and sensible human beings, instead of like the martyrized and victimized puppets of a terrible system called 'one-upmanship'.Ex. One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.Ex. The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex. The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex. Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.Ex. The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.Ex. There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.Ex. No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.Ex. I saw Gina's post the other day where she said she feels 'fat and frumpish and yucky'.Ex. Unfortunately, the quality of the debate on the other side is pathetic.----* horrible, espantoso, de puta pena = awful.* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.* tener una muerte horrible = die + a horrible death, suffer + a horrible death.* tener un aspecto horrible = look + shit.* * *a) <accidente/muerte> horrible, horrificc) < tiempo> terrible, awfuld) ( inaguantable) unbearable* * *= horrid, lousy [lousier -comp., lousiest -sup.], unsightly, revolting, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unpleasant, awful, terrible, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], hideous, shocking, horrible, dreadful, heinous, frightening, yucky [yuckier -comp., yuckiest -sup.], pathetic.Ex: The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.
Ex: I want to react, though, to your description of lousy catalogers.Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.Ex: These articles were written by those who have had first hand experience of the awful consequences of not devoting enough time to testing their security systems.Ex: She had a distant fleeting vision of a workplace in which people acted like free and sensible human beings, instead of like the martyrized and victimized puppets of a terrible system called 'one-upmanship'.Ex: One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex: Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.Ex: The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.Ex: There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.Ex: I saw Gina's post the other day where she said she feels 'fat and frumpish and yucky'.Ex: Unfortunately, the quality of the debate on the other side is pathetic.* horrible, espantoso, de puta pena = awful.* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.* tener una muerte horrible = die + a horrible death, suffer + a horrible death.* tener un aspecto horrible = look + shit.* * *1 (trágico, espantoso) ‹accidente/muerte› horrible, horrific2 (feo) ‹persona› hideous, ugly; ‹camisa/adorno› horrible, hideous3 (malo) ‹tiempo› terrible, awful, dreadful4(inaguantable): ¡qué calor más horrible! it's terribly o unbearably hot!* * *
horrible adjetivo
‹camisa/adorno› horrible, hideous
horrible adjetivo horrible, dreadful, awful
' horrible' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amanecer
- horrendo-a
- infame
- pestazo
- antipático
- calor
- cargante
- mal
- malo
- odioso
- pereza
- perro
- pinche
- tocar
- tufo
English:
awful
- cat
- dreadful
- hideous
- hole
- horrible
- horrid
- it
- manage
- mind
- nasty
- shocking
- thought
- wretched
- abominable
- crummy
- foul
- ghastly
- revolting
- rotten
- sickly
- vile
* * *horrible adj1. [terrorífico] horrific, terrifying;un accidente horrible a horrific accidentnos hizo un tiempo horrible we had terrible o awful weathertiene un novio horrible she's got a horrible-looking o hideous boyfriend;ese vestido le queda horrible that dress looks horrible o hideous on her¡qué frío más horrible! it's absolutely freezing!;tengo un hambre horrible I'm ravenous o starving* * *adj horrible, dreadful* * *horrible adj: horrible, dreadful♦ horriblemente adv* * *horrible adj1. (en general) awful / terrible2. (accidente) horrific -
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adj.horrible, frightful, fearsome, dreadful.* * *► adjetivo1 (que causa miedo) horrifying, terrifying3 familiar (malísimo) dreadful, awful4 familiar (muy grande) awful* * *(f. - horrorosa)adj.horrible, horrifying* * *ADJ1) (=aterrador) dreadful, ghastly *2) (=horrible) [ropa, peinado] hideous, horrific; [dolor] terrible; [película, libro] dreadful* * *- sa adjetivo < crimen> horrific, horrifying; <película/novela> terrible, awful; <persona/vestido> awful, ghastly, horrific (colloq)* * *= appalling, frightful, horrendous, horrifying, shocking, horrible, dreadful, hellish, grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], horrid, yucky [yuckier -comp., yuckiest -sup.].Ex. His article, 'The skeleton in the our closet: public libraries art collections suffer appalling losses,' examines the problem of theft and mutilation of art materials in public libraries.Ex. The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex. If we were confronted with the alternatives that Mr. Gorman described this morning, it would have been a horrendous undertaking.Ex. The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.Ex. The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex. Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.Ex. The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.Ex. The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.Ex. Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.Ex. The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.Ex. I saw Gina's post the other day where she said she feels 'fat and frumpish and yucky'.* * *- sa adjetivo < crimen> horrific, horrifying; <película/novela> terrible, awful; <persona/vestido> awful, ghastly, horrific (colloq)* * *= appalling, frightful, horrendous, horrifying, shocking, horrible, dreadful, hellish, grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], horrid, yucky [yuckier -comp., yuckiest -sup.].Ex: His article, 'The skeleton in the our closet: public libraries art collections suffer appalling losses,' examines the problem of theft and mutilation of art materials in public libraries.
Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex: If we were confronted with the alternatives that Mr. Gorman described this morning, it would have been a horrendous undertaking.Ex: The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex: Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.Ex: The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.Ex: The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.Ex: Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.Ex: The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.Ex: I saw Gina's post the other day where she said she feels 'fat and frumpish and yucky'.* * *horroroso -sa‹crimen› horrific, horrifying; ‹película/novela› terrible, dreadful; ‹persona/vestido› awful, ghastly ( colloq), horrific ( colloq)hizo un tiempo horroroso the weather was horrendous o awful o foultengo un hambre horrorosa I'm terribly hungry, I'm absolutely starving ( colloq)* * *
horroroso
‹película/novela› terrible, awful;
‹persona/vestido› awful, horrific (colloq);◊ tengo un hambre horrorosa I'm absolutely starving (colloq)
horroroso,-a adjetivo
1 (que causa terror) horrifying, terrifying
2 fam (muy feo) hideous, ghastly
3 fam (muy desagradable) awful, dreadful
' horroroso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
horrorosa
- traer
- horrendo
English:
appalling
- ask back
- frightful
- ghastly
- grisly
- harrowing
- hideous
- horrid
- vile
- wicked
- awful
- horrendous
- horrible
- horrific
- horrifying
* * *horroroso, -a, horrendo, -a adj1. [terrorífico] horrific, horrifying, terrifying;un accidente horroroso a horrific accidentnos hizo un tiempo horroroso we had appalling o awful weathertiene un novio horroroso she's got a hideous boyfriend;ese vestido le queda horroroso that dress looks hideous on her¡qué frío más horroroso! it's absolutely freezing!;tengo un hambre horrorosa I'm ravenous o starving;tengo unas ganas horrorosas de leerlo I'm dying to read it* * ** * *horroroso, -sa adj1) : horrifying, terrifying2) : dreadful, bad* * *horroroso adj1. (accidente, etc) horrific2. (horrible) awful / terrible -
19 hórrido
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20 orrido
orrido agg.2 ( spaventevole) frightful, dreadful; horrifying: bellezza orrida, horrifying beauty; visione orrida, dreadful sight◆ s.m.1 ( aspetto orrido) horridness2 ( precipizio) precipice, ravine, gorge.* * *['ɔrrido] 1.aggettivo horrid, hideous, dreadful, horrible2.sostantivo maschile1)2) (forra) gorge, ravine* * *orrido/'ɔrrido/horrid, hideous, dreadful, horrible1 gusto dell'orrido a taste for the horrid2 (forra) gorge, ravine.
См. также в других словарях:
Horrid — Hor rid, a. [L. horridus. See {Horror}, and cf. {Ordure}.] 1. Rough; rugged; bristling. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] Horrid with fern, and intricate with thorn. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Fitted to excite horror; dreadful; hideous; shocking; hence,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
horrid — (adj.) early 15c., hairy, shaggy, bristling, from L. horridus bristly, prickly, rough, horrid, frightful, from horrere to bristle with fear, shudder (see HORROR (Cf. horror)). Meaning horrible, causing horror is from c.1600. Sense weakened 17c.… … Etymology dictionary
horrid — may be seen as the least emphatic in a series of adjectives meaning ‘disagreeable’ which proceed with increasing severity to horrible and horrifying. Horrendous and horrific, once stronger still than any of these, have lost much of their power… … Modern English usage
Horrīd — (lat.), starrend, rauh, struppig, ungeschlacht; Horridität, Rauheit, Struppigkeit etc … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Horrid — Horrīd (lat.), starrend, rauh, schauerlich; Horridität, Rauheit, Schauerlichkeit … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
horrid — index deplorable, dire, disastrous, disreputable, heinous, lamentable, loathsome, objectionable, obnoxious … Law dictionary
horrid — *horrible, horrific, horrendous Analogous words: distasteful, repellent, *repugnant, obnoxious: loathsome, *offensive, revolting, repulsive Antonyms: delightful Contrasted words: attractive, alluring, fascinating, charming (see under ATTRACT):… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
horrid — ► ADJECTIVE 1) causing horror. 2) informal very unpleasant. DERIVATIVES horridly adverb horridness noun … English terms dictionary
horrid — [hôr′id, här′id] adj. [L horridus < horrere, to bristle, shake, be afraid < IE base * ĝhers , to bristle > GORSE] 1. Archaic bristling; shaggy; rough 2. causing a feeling of horror; terrible; revolting 3. very bad, ugly, unpleasant, etc … English World dictionary
horrid — adj. 1) horrid to 2) horrid to + inf. (it s horrid of you to tease them like that) * * * [ hɒrɪd] horrid to horrid to + inf. (it s horrid of you to tease them like that) … Combinatory dictionary
horrid — [[t]hɒ̱rɪd, AM hɔ͟ːr [/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something as horrid, you mean that it is very unpleasant indeed. [INFORMAL] What a horrid smell!... The winter was horrid. Syn: horrible 2) ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ to n If you describe someone… … English dictionary