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dreadful

  • 1 dīrus

        dīrus adj.    with comp, ill - omened, ominous, boding, portentous, fearful, awful, dread: cometae, V.: quibus nihil dirius: mortalibus omen, O.: tempus: exsecratio, L. — Plur n. as subst: in dira incurrimus: Dira canere, O.: dira alcui precari, Tb. — Dreadful, cruel, fierce, fell, relentless: sorores, the furies, V.: Dea, i. e. Circe, O.: Hannibal, H.: mens, V.: hydra, H. — Dreadful, dire, horrible, awful: dapes, O.: venena, H.: bellum, V.: cupido, insane, V.: sollicitudines, H.: superbia, O.: Temporibus diris, in the reign of terror, Iu.— Plur n. As adv.: dira fremens, frightfully, V.
    * * *
    dira, dirum ADJ
    fearful, cruel, awful, horrible; fierce

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  • 2 horrendus

        horrendus adj.    [P. of horreo], dreadful, terrible, fearful, horrible: monstrum, V.: silva, L.: diluvies, H.: carmen, L.: adspectu, H.: res relatu, O.: dictu, V.: iuvenis Parthis, H.— Wonderful, awful, venerable: Sibylla, V.: Tectum silvis, V.
    * * *
    horrenda, horrendum ADJ
    horrible, dreadful, terrible

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  • 3 horrifer

        horrifer fera, ferum, adj.    [horror+1 FER-], that causes trembling, exciting terror, terrible, dreadful, horrible: Aquilonis stridor, Att. ap. C.: Boreas, O.: aegis, V.
    * * *
    horrifera, horriferum ADJ
    awful, horrible, dreadful; frightening, chilling, exciting terror

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  • 4 horrificus

        horrificus adj.    [horror+2 FAC-], exciting terror, dreadful, frightful: letum, V.
    * * *
    horrifica, horrificum ADJ
    awful, horrible, dreadful; frightening, chilling, exciting terror

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  • 5 atrox

    ā̆trox, ōcis, adj. [from ater, as ferox from ferus, velox from velum. Atrocem hoc est asperum, crudelem, quod qui atro vultu sunt, asperitatem ac saevitiam prae se ferunt, Perott.; cf. Doed. Syn. I. p. 38 sq.], dark, gloomy, frowning, horrible, hideous, frightful, dreadful; and trop., savage, cruel, fierce, atrocious, harsh, severe, unyielding (of persons and things; while saevus is used only of persons; v. Doed. as cited supra; very freq. and class.): exta, Naev. ap. Non. p. 76, 6: (fortunam) insanam esse aiunt, quia atrox, incerta, instabilisque sit, Pac. ap. Auct. ad Her. 2, 23 (Trag. Rel. p. 125 Rib.):

    sic Multi, animus quorum atroci vinctus malitiā est, Att., Trag. Rel. p. 141 Rib.: re atroci percitus,

    Ter. Hec. 3, 3, 17:

    res tam scelesta, tam atrox, tam nefaria credi non potest,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 22, 62:

    saevissimi domini atrocissima effigies,

    Plin. Pan. 52 fin.:

    Agrippina semper atrox,

    always gloomy, Tac. A. 4, 52; 2, 57:

    filia longo dolore atrox,

    wild, id. ib. 16, 10:

    hiems,

    severe, Plin. 18, 35, 80, § 353:

    nox,

    Tac. A. 4, 50:

    tempestas,

    id. ib. 11, 31:

    flagrantis hora Caniculae,

    Hor. C. 3, 13, 9:

    atrocissimae litterae,

    Cic. Fam. 9, 25, 3:

    bellum magnum et atrox,

    Sall. J. 5, 1:

    facinus,

    Liv. 1, 26:

    non alia ante pugna atrocior,

    id. 1, 27:

    periculum atrox,

    dreadful, id. 33, 5; so,

    negotium,

    Sall. C. 29, 2:

    imperium (Manlii),

    harsh, Liv. 8, 7:

    odium,

    violent, Ov. M. 9, 275 et saep.—Of discourse, violent, bitter:

    tunc admiscere huic generi orationis vehementi atque atroci genus illud alterum... lenitatis et mansuetudinis,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 49, 200:

    Summa concitandi adfectūs accusatori in hoc est, ut id, quod objecit, aut quam atrocissimum aut etiam quam maxime miserabile esse videatur,

    Quint. 6, 1, 15:

    peroratio,

    Plin. 27, 2, 2, § 4:

    et cuncta terrarum subacta Praeter atrocem animum Catonis,

    stern, unyielding, Hor. C. 2, 1, 24:

    fides (Reguli),

    Sil. 6, 378; so,

    virtus,

    id. 13, 369:

    ut verba atroci (i. e. rigido) stilo effoderent,

    Petr. 4, 3.—Hence of that which is fixed, certain, invincible:

    occisa est haec res, nisi reperio atrocem mi aliquam astutiam,

    Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 7 Lind. (perh. the figure is here drawn from the contest; the atrox pugna and atrox astutia are ludicrously contrasted with occidit res, the cause had been lost, if I had not come to the rescue with powerful art).— Adv.: atrōcĭter, violently, fiercely, cruelly, harshly (only in prose):

    atrociter minitari,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 62:

    fit aliquid,

    id. Rosc. Am. 53 fin.:

    dicere,

    id. Or. 17, 56:

    agitare rem publicam,

    Sall. J. 37, 1:

    invehi in aliquem,

    Liv. 3, 9:

    deferre crimen,

    Tac. A. 13, 19 fin.:

    multa facere,

    Suet. Tib. 59 al. — Comp.: atrocius in aliquem saevire, Liv. 42, 8; Tac. H. 1, 2; 2, 56:

    atrocius accipere labores itinerum,

    reluctantly, id. ib. 1, 23.— Sup.:

    de ambitu atrocissime agere in senatu,

    Cic. ad Q. Fr. 2, 16:

    leges atrocissime exercere,

    Suet. Tib. 58.

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  • 6 horrendus

    horrĕo, ui, ēre, v. n. and a. [for horseo, kindred to Sanscr. hrish, to stand erect, to bristle], to stand on end, stand erect, to bristle.
    I.
    Lit. (for the most part only poet.;

    not in Ciceron. prose): in corpore pili, ut arista in spica hordei, horrent,

    Varr. L. L. 6, § 49 Müll.; cf.:

    et setae densis similes hastilibus horrent,

    Ov. M. 8, 285:

    saepe horrere sacros doluit Latona capillos,

    Tib. 2, 3, 23:

    horrentibus per totum corpus villis,

    Plin. 8, 40, 61, § 150:

    horrentes barbae,

    Petr. 99:

    horrentibus scopulis gradum inferre,

    Plin. Pan. 81, 1:

    horrentes rubi,

    Verg. G. 3, 315:

    horrentibus hastis,

    id. A. 10, 178:

    horrebant densis aspera crura pilis,

    Ov. F. 2, 348:

    rigidis setis,

    id. M. 13, 846:

    horret capillis ut marinus asperis Echinus aut currens aper,

    Hor. Epod. 5, 27:

    pervigil ecce draco squamis crepitantibus horrens Sibilat,

    Ov. H. 12, 101: densantur campis horrentia tela virorum, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 866 P. (Ann. v. 288 Vahl.); cf.: hastis longis campus splendet et horret, id. ap. Macr. S. 6, 4 (Sat. v. 15 Vahl.); imitated Verg. A. 11, 602 Serv.; Liv. 44, 41, 6: mare cum horret fluctibus, is ruffled, rough, Att. ap. Non. 422, 33:

    duris cautibus horrens Caucasus,

    Verg. A. 4, 366:

    silvis horrentia saxa fragosis,

    Ov. M. 4, 778. —
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    To move in an unsteady, shaking manner.
    1.
    In gen., to shake, tremble (very rare):

    corpus ut impulsae segetes Aquilonibus horret,

    Ov. H. 10, 139; cf. horresco.—
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    To shake, shiver with cold, rigere ( poet. and very rare):

    saepe etiam dominae, quamvis horrebis et ipse, Algentis manus est calfacienda sinu,

    Ov. A. A. 2, 213:

    horrenti tunicam non reddere servo,

    Juv. 1, 93:

    sola pruinosis horret facundia pannis,

    Petr. 83.—
    b.
    To tremble, shudder, quake with fright; more freq. as a verb. act., with an object, to shudder or be frightened at, to tremble at, be afraid of (the class. signif. of the word, equally freq. in prose and poetry; cf.: exsecror, abominor, aversor, abhorreo, odi, exhorresco).
    (α).
    Absol.:

    totus, Parmeno, Tremo horreoque, postquam aspexi hanc,

    Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 4: Ph. Extimuit tum illa? Me. Horret corpus, cor salit, Plaut. Cist. 2, 3, 9:

    arrectis auribus horrent Quadrupedes monstrique metu turbantur,

    Ov. M. 15, 516:

    scilicet horreres majoraque monstra putares, si mulier vitulum ederet,

    Juv. 2, 122.—
    (β).
    With acc.:

    si qui imbecillius horrent dolorem et reformidant,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 30, 85:

    deorum (conscientiam) horrere,

    id. Fin. 1, 16, 51:

    judicium et crimen,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 29, § 74; cf.:

    ingrati animi crimen,

    id. Att. 9, 2, A, 2:

    ipsam victoriam,

    id. Fam. 7, 3, 2: Ariovisti crudelitatem, * Caes. B. G. 1, 32, 4:

    nomen ipsum accusatoris,

    Quint. 12, 7, 1:

    fragilitatis humanae vires,

    Plin. Pan. 27, 1:

    pauperiem,

    Hor. S. 2, 5, 9:

    onus,

    id. Ep. 1, 17, 39:

    iratum mare,

    id. Epod. 2, 6:

    nutum divitis,

    id. Ep. 1, 18, 11:

    strictas secures trepida cervice,

    Sil. 6, 695 et saep.:

    te Negligit aut horret,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 64; cf.:

    quem dives amicus odit et horret,

    id. ib. 1, 18, 25:

    horrent admotas vulnera cruda manus,

    Ov. P. 1, 3, 16:

    aciem ac tela horrere,

    Liv. 21, 53, 2; Curt. 7, 8, 4; 9, 2, 33:

    illam, quam laudibus effert, horrere,

    to loathe, Juv. 6, 183. —
    (γ).
    With an inf. or relat.-clause:

    ego vestris armis armatus non horrui in hunc locum progredi,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 37, 101:

    horreo dicere,

    Liv. 7, 40, 9:

    horret animus referre,

    id. 2, 37, 6; 28, 29, 4; Lact. 7, 15, 11; 6, 17, 7:

    dominatio tanto in odio est omnibus, ut quorsus eruptura sit, horreamus,

    Cic. Att. 2, 21, 1; 1, 27, 1:

    quemadmodum accepturi sitis, horreo,

    id. Phil. 7, 3, 8.—
    (δ).
    With ne:

    eo plus horreo, ne illae magis res nos ceperint, quam nos illas,

    Liv. 34, 4, 3.—
    c.
    To shudder with amazement, to be astonished, amazed (very rare):

    quae mehercule ego, Crasse, cum tractantur in causis, horrere soleo,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 45, 188:

    animo horrere,

    id. Dom. 55, 140:

    cogitatione,

    Curt. 9, 6, 12; cf. horrendus, 2.—
    B.
    To be of a rough or frightful appearance; to look rough, look frightful; to be terrible, dreadful, horrid (rare; mostly poet.):

    possetne uno tempore florere, deinde vicissim horrere terra,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 7, 19: quaedam loca frigoribus hiemis intolerabiliter horrent, Col. 1, 4, 9; German. Progn. 2, 158; cf.: nec fera tempestas toto tamen horret in anno. Ov. F. 1, 495:

    Phoebus,

    Stat. Th. 4, 1.—
    2.
    Trop.:

    horrebant saevis omnia verba minis,

    Ov. R. Am. 664.—Hence,
    A.
    horrens, entis, P. a. (acc. to I.), bristly, shaggy, rough ( poet. and very rare):

    horrens Arcadius sus,

    Lucr. 5, 25:

    horrentique atrum nemus imminet umbra,

    Verg. A. 1, 165:

    horrentes Marte Latinos,

    id. ib. 10, 237:

    horrensque feris altaribus Esus,

    Luc. 1, 445.—
    B.
    hor-rendus, a, um, P. a.
    1.
    (Acc. to II. A. 2. b.) Dreadful, terrible, fearful, terrific, horrible (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

    horrendum et dictu video mirabile monstrum,

    Verg. A. 3, 26:

    truces horrendaeque imagines,

    Plin. Pan. 52, 5:

    silva invia atque horrenda,

    Liv. 9, 36, 1:

    Roma,

    Hor. C. 3, 3, 45:

    rabies,

    id. S. 2, 3, 323:

    diluvies,

    id. C. 4, 14, 27:

    tempestas (with foeda),

    Vell. 2, 100, 2:

    nox,

    Ov. F. 6, 140:

    vox,

    Val. Fl. 1, 210; cf.:

    lex erat horrendi carminis,

    Liv. 1, 26, 6:

    juvenis Parthis horrendus,

    Hor. S. 2, 5, 62:

    pallor utrasque Fecerat horrendas aspectu,

    id. ib. 1, 8, 26:

    res horrenda relatu,

    Ov. M. 15, 298:

    horrendum dictu!

    Verg. A. 4, 454.— Neutr. adv.:

    belua Lernae Horrendum stridens,

    Verg. A. 6, 288:

    arma Horrendum sonuere,

    id. ib. 9, 732;

    12, 700: intonet horrendum,

    Juv. 6, 485.— Plur.:

    horrenda circumsonantibus Alemannis,

    Amm. 27, 10, 10.—
    2.
    In a good sense, wonderful, awful, venerable ( poet.):

    horrenda virgo (Camilla),

    Verg. A. 11, 507:

    horrendae procul secreta Sibyllae,

    id. ib. 6, 10:

    tectum augustum, ingens... Horrendum silvis et religione parentum,

    id. ib. 7, 172. — Adv.: horrendē, dreadfully, Vulg. Sap. 6, 5; 17, 3.

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  • 7 horrens

    horrĕo, ui, ēre, v. n. and a. [for horseo, kindred to Sanscr. hrish, to stand erect, to bristle], to stand on end, stand erect, to bristle.
    I.
    Lit. (for the most part only poet.;

    not in Ciceron. prose): in corpore pili, ut arista in spica hordei, horrent,

    Varr. L. L. 6, § 49 Müll.; cf.:

    et setae densis similes hastilibus horrent,

    Ov. M. 8, 285:

    saepe horrere sacros doluit Latona capillos,

    Tib. 2, 3, 23:

    horrentibus per totum corpus villis,

    Plin. 8, 40, 61, § 150:

    horrentes barbae,

    Petr. 99:

    horrentibus scopulis gradum inferre,

    Plin. Pan. 81, 1:

    horrentes rubi,

    Verg. G. 3, 315:

    horrentibus hastis,

    id. A. 10, 178:

    horrebant densis aspera crura pilis,

    Ov. F. 2, 348:

    rigidis setis,

    id. M. 13, 846:

    horret capillis ut marinus asperis Echinus aut currens aper,

    Hor. Epod. 5, 27:

    pervigil ecce draco squamis crepitantibus horrens Sibilat,

    Ov. H. 12, 101: densantur campis horrentia tela virorum, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 866 P. (Ann. v. 288 Vahl.); cf.: hastis longis campus splendet et horret, id. ap. Macr. S. 6, 4 (Sat. v. 15 Vahl.); imitated Verg. A. 11, 602 Serv.; Liv. 44, 41, 6: mare cum horret fluctibus, is ruffled, rough, Att. ap. Non. 422, 33:

    duris cautibus horrens Caucasus,

    Verg. A. 4, 366:

    silvis horrentia saxa fragosis,

    Ov. M. 4, 778. —
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    To move in an unsteady, shaking manner.
    1.
    In gen., to shake, tremble (very rare):

    corpus ut impulsae segetes Aquilonibus horret,

    Ov. H. 10, 139; cf. horresco.—
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    To shake, shiver with cold, rigere ( poet. and very rare):

    saepe etiam dominae, quamvis horrebis et ipse, Algentis manus est calfacienda sinu,

    Ov. A. A. 2, 213:

    horrenti tunicam non reddere servo,

    Juv. 1, 93:

    sola pruinosis horret facundia pannis,

    Petr. 83.—
    b.
    To tremble, shudder, quake with fright; more freq. as a verb. act., with an object, to shudder or be frightened at, to tremble at, be afraid of (the class. signif. of the word, equally freq. in prose and poetry; cf.: exsecror, abominor, aversor, abhorreo, odi, exhorresco).
    (α).
    Absol.:

    totus, Parmeno, Tremo horreoque, postquam aspexi hanc,

    Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 4: Ph. Extimuit tum illa? Me. Horret corpus, cor salit, Plaut. Cist. 2, 3, 9:

    arrectis auribus horrent Quadrupedes monstrique metu turbantur,

    Ov. M. 15, 516:

    scilicet horreres majoraque monstra putares, si mulier vitulum ederet,

    Juv. 2, 122.—
    (β).
    With acc.:

    si qui imbecillius horrent dolorem et reformidant,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 30, 85:

    deorum (conscientiam) horrere,

    id. Fin. 1, 16, 51:

    judicium et crimen,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 29, § 74; cf.:

    ingrati animi crimen,

    id. Att. 9, 2, A, 2:

    ipsam victoriam,

    id. Fam. 7, 3, 2: Ariovisti crudelitatem, * Caes. B. G. 1, 32, 4:

    nomen ipsum accusatoris,

    Quint. 12, 7, 1:

    fragilitatis humanae vires,

    Plin. Pan. 27, 1:

    pauperiem,

    Hor. S. 2, 5, 9:

    onus,

    id. Ep. 1, 17, 39:

    iratum mare,

    id. Epod. 2, 6:

    nutum divitis,

    id. Ep. 1, 18, 11:

    strictas secures trepida cervice,

    Sil. 6, 695 et saep.:

    te Negligit aut horret,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 64; cf.:

    quem dives amicus odit et horret,

    id. ib. 1, 18, 25:

    horrent admotas vulnera cruda manus,

    Ov. P. 1, 3, 16:

    aciem ac tela horrere,

    Liv. 21, 53, 2; Curt. 7, 8, 4; 9, 2, 33:

    illam, quam laudibus effert, horrere,

    to loathe, Juv. 6, 183. —
    (γ).
    With an inf. or relat.-clause:

    ego vestris armis armatus non horrui in hunc locum progredi,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 37, 101:

    horreo dicere,

    Liv. 7, 40, 9:

    horret animus referre,

    id. 2, 37, 6; 28, 29, 4; Lact. 7, 15, 11; 6, 17, 7:

    dominatio tanto in odio est omnibus, ut quorsus eruptura sit, horreamus,

    Cic. Att. 2, 21, 1; 1, 27, 1:

    quemadmodum accepturi sitis, horreo,

    id. Phil. 7, 3, 8.—
    (δ).
    With ne:

    eo plus horreo, ne illae magis res nos ceperint, quam nos illas,

    Liv. 34, 4, 3.—
    c.
    To shudder with amazement, to be astonished, amazed (very rare):

    quae mehercule ego, Crasse, cum tractantur in causis, horrere soleo,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 45, 188:

    animo horrere,

    id. Dom. 55, 140:

    cogitatione,

    Curt. 9, 6, 12; cf. horrendus, 2.—
    B.
    To be of a rough or frightful appearance; to look rough, look frightful; to be terrible, dreadful, horrid (rare; mostly poet.):

    possetne uno tempore florere, deinde vicissim horrere terra,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 7, 19: quaedam loca frigoribus hiemis intolerabiliter horrent, Col. 1, 4, 9; German. Progn. 2, 158; cf.: nec fera tempestas toto tamen horret in anno. Ov. F. 1, 495:

    Phoebus,

    Stat. Th. 4, 1.—
    2.
    Trop.:

    horrebant saevis omnia verba minis,

    Ov. R. Am. 664.—Hence,
    A.
    horrens, entis, P. a. (acc. to I.), bristly, shaggy, rough ( poet. and very rare):

    horrens Arcadius sus,

    Lucr. 5, 25:

    horrentique atrum nemus imminet umbra,

    Verg. A. 1, 165:

    horrentes Marte Latinos,

    id. ib. 10, 237:

    horrensque feris altaribus Esus,

    Luc. 1, 445.—
    B.
    hor-rendus, a, um, P. a.
    1.
    (Acc. to II. A. 2. b.) Dreadful, terrible, fearful, terrific, horrible (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

    horrendum et dictu video mirabile monstrum,

    Verg. A. 3, 26:

    truces horrendaeque imagines,

    Plin. Pan. 52, 5:

    silva invia atque horrenda,

    Liv. 9, 36, 1:

    Roma,

    Hor. C. 3, 3, 45:

    rabies,

    id. S. 2, 3, 323:

    diluvies,

    id. C. 4, 14, 27:

    tempestas (with foeda),

    Vell. 2, 100, 2:

    nox,

    Ov. F. 6, 140:

    vox,

    Val. Fl. 1, 210; cf.:

    lex erat horrendi carminis,

    Liv. 1, 26, 6:

    juvenis Parthis horrendus,

    Hor. S. 2, 5, 62:

    pallor utrasque Fecerat horrendas aspectu,

    id. ib. 1, 8, 26:

    res horrenda relatu,

    Ov. M. 15, 298:

    horrendum dictu!

    Verg. A. 4, 454.— Neutr. adv.:

    belua Lernae Horrendum stridens,

    Verg. A. 6, 288:

    arma Horrendum sonuere,

    id. ib. 9, 732;

    12, 700: intonet horrendum,

    Juv. 6, 485.— Plur.:

    horrenda circumsonantibus Alemannis,

    Amm. 27, 10, 10.—
    2.
    In a good sense, wonderful, awful, venerable ( poet.):

    horrenda virgo (Camilla),

    Verg. A. 11, 507:

    horrendae procul secreta Sibyllae,

    id. ib. 6, 10:

    tectum augustum, ingens... Horrendum silvis et religione parentum,

    id. ib. 7, 172. — Adv.: horrendē, dreadfully, Vulg. Sap. 6, 5; 17, 3.

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  • 8 horreo

    horrĕo, ui, ēre, v. n. and a. [for horseo, kindred to Sanscr. hrish, to stand erect, to bristle], to stand on end, stand erect, to bristle.
    I.
    Lit. (for the most part only poet.;

    not in Ciceron. prose): in corpore pili, ut arista in spica hordei, horrent,

    Varr. L. L. 6, § 49 Müll.; cf.:

    et setae densis similes hastilibus horrent,

    Ov. M. 8, 285:

    saepe horrere sacros doluit Latona capillos,

    Tib. 2, 3, 23:

    horrentibus per totum corpus villis,

    Plin. 8, 40, 61, § 150:

    horrentes barbae,

    Petr. 99:

    horrentibus scopulis gradum inferre,

    Plin. Pan. 81, 1:

    horrentes rubi,

    Verg. G. 3, 315:

    horrentibus hastis,

    id. A. 10, 178:

    horrebant densis aspera crura pilis,

    Ov. F. 2, 348:

    rigidis setis,

    id. M. 13, 846:

    horret capillis ut marinus asperis Echinus aut currens aper,

    Hor. Epod. 5, 27:

    pervigil ecce draco squamis crepitantibus horrens Sibilat,

    Ov. H. 12, 101: densantur campis horrentia tela virorum, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 866 P. (Ann. v. 288 Vahl.); cf.: hastis longis campus splendet et horret, id. ap. Macr. S. 6, 4 (Sat. v. 15 Vahl.); imitated Verg. A. 11, 602 Serv.; Liv. 44, 41, 6: mare cum horret fluctibus, is ruffled, rough, Att. ap. Non. 422, 33:

    duris cautibus horrens Caucasus,

    Verg. A. 4, 366:

    silvis horrentia saxa fragosis,

    Ov. M. 4, 778. —
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    To move in an unsteady, shaking manner.
    1.
    In gen., to shake, tremble (very rare):

    corpus ut impulsae segetes Aquilonibus horret,

    Ov. H. 10, 139; cf. horresco.—
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    To shake, shiver with cold, rigere ( poet. and very rare):

    saepe etiam dominae, quamvis horrebis et ipse, Algentis manus est calfacienda sinu,

    Ov. A. A. 2, 213:

    horrenti tunicam non reddere servo,

    Juv. 1, 93:

    sola pruinosis horret facundia pannis,

    Petr. 83.—
    b.
    To tremble, shudder, quake with fright; more freq. as a verb. act., with an object, to shudder or be frightened at, to tremble at, be afraid of (the class. signif. of the word, equally freq. in prose and poetry; cf.: exsecror, abominor, aversor, abhorreo, odi, exhorresco).
    (α).
    Absol.:

    totus, Parmeno, Tremo horreoque, postquam aspexi hanc,

    Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 4: Ph. Extimuit tum illa? Me. Horret corpus, cor salit, Plaut. Cist. 2, 3, 9:

    arrectis auribus horrent Quadrupedes monstrique metu turbantur,

    Ov. M. 15, 516:

    scilicet horreres majoraque monstra putares, si mulier vitulum ederet,

    Juv. 2, 122.—
    (β).
    With acc.:

    si qui imbecillius horrent dolorem et reformidant,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 30, 85:

    deorum (conscientiam) horrere,

    id. Fin. 1, 16, 51:

    judicium et crimen,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 29, § 74; cf.:

    ingrati animi crimen,

    id. Att. 9, 2, A, 2:

    ipsam victoriam,

    id. Fam. 7, 3, 2: Ariovisti crudelitatem, * Caes. B. G. 1, 32, 4:

    nomen ipsum accusatoris,

    Quint. 12, 7, 1:

    fragilitatis humanae vires,

    Plin. Pan. 27, 1:

    pauperiem,

    Hor. S. 2, 5, 9:

    onus,

    id. Ep. 1, 17, 39:

    iratum mare,

    id. Epod. 2, 6:

    nutum divitis,

    id. Ep. 1, 18, 11:

    strictas secures trepida cervice,

    Sil. 6, 695 et saep.:

    te Negligit aut horret,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 64; cf.:

    quem dives amicus odit et horret,

    id. ib. 1, 18, 25:

    horrent admotas vulnera cruda manus,

    Ov. P. 1, 3, 16:

    aciem ac tela horrere,

    Liv. 21, 53, 2; Curt. 7, 8, 4; 9, 2, 33:

    illam, quam laudibus effert, horrere,

    to loathe, Juv. 6, 183. —
    (γ).
    With an inf. or relat.-clause:

    ego vestris armis armatus non horrui in hunc locum progredi,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 37, 101:

    horreo dicere,

    Liv. 7, 40, 9:

    horret animus referre,

    id. 2, 37, 6; 28, 29, 4; Lact. 7, 15, 11; 6, 17, 7:

    dominatio tanto in odio est omnibus, ut quorsus eruptura sit, horreamus,

    Cic. Att. 2, 21, 1; 1, 27, 1:

    quemadmodum accepturi sitis, horreo,

    id. Phil. 7, 3, 8.—
    (δ).
    With ne:

    eo plus horreo, ne illae magis res nos ceperint, quam nos illas,

    Liv. 34, 4, 3.—
    c.
    To shudder with amazement, to be astonished, amazed (very rare):

    quae mehercule ego, Crasse, cum tractantur in causis, horrere soleo,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 45, 188:

    animo horrere,

    id. Dom. 55, 140:

    cogitatione,

    Curt. 9, 6, 12; cf. horrendus, 2.—
    B.
    To be of a rough or frightful appearance; to look rough, look frightful; to be terrible, dreadful, horrid (rare; mostly poet.):

    possetne uno tempore florere, deinde vicissim horrere terra,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 7, 19: quaedam loca frigoribus hiemis intolerabiliter horrent, Col. 1, 4, 9; German. Progn. 2, 158; cf.: nec fera tempestas toto tamen horret in anno. Ov. F. 1, 495:

    Phoebus,

    Stat. Th. 4, 1.—
    2.
    Trop.:

    horrebant saevis omnia verba minis,

    Ov. R. Am. 664.—Hence,
    A.
    horrens, entis, P. a. (acc. to I.), bristly, shaggy, rough ( poet. and very rare):

    horrens Arcadius sus,

    Lucr. 5, 25:

    horrentique atrum nemus imminet umbra,

    Verg. A. 1, 165:

    horrentes Marte Latinos,

    id. ib. 10, 237:

    horrensque feris altaribus Esus,

    Luc. 1, 445.—
    B.
    hor-rendus, a, um, P. a.
    1.
    (Acc. to II. A. 2. b.) Dreadful, terrible, fearful, terrific, horrible (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

    horrendum et dictu video mirabile monstrum,

    Verg. A. 3, 26:

    truces horrendaeque imagines,

    Plin. Pan. 52, 5:

    silva invia atque horrenda,

    Liv. 9, 36, 1:

    Roma,

    Hor. C. 3, 3, 45:

    rabies,

    id. S. 2, 3, 323:

    diluvies,

    id. C. 4, 14, 27:

    tempestas (with foeda),

    Vell. 2, 100, 2:

    nox,

    Ov. F. 6, 140:

    vox,

    Val. Fl. 1, 210; cf.:

    lex erat horrendi carminis,

    Liv. 1, 26, 6:

    juvenis Parthis horrendus,

    Hor. S. 2, 5, 62:

    pallor utrasque Fecerat horrendas aspectu,

    id. ib. 1, 8, 26:

    res horrenda relatu,

    Ov. M. 15, 298:

    horrendum dictu!

    Verg. A. 4, 454.— Neutr. adv.:

    belua Lernae Horrendum stridens,

    Verg. A. 6, 288:

    arma Horrendum sonuere,

    id. ib. 9, 732;

    12, 700: intonet horrendum,

    Juv. 6, 485.— Plur.:

    horrenda circumsonantibus Alemannis,

    Amm. 27, 10, 10.—
    2.
    In a good sense, wonderful, awful, venerable ( poet.):

    horrenda virgo (Camilla),

    Verg. A. 11, 507:

    horrendae procul secreta Sibyllae,

    id. ib. 6, 10:

    tectum augustum, ingens... Horrendum silvis et religione parentum,

    id. ib. 7, 172. — Adv.: horrendē, dreadfully, Vulg. Sap. 6, 5; 17, 3.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > horreo

  • 9 atrōx

        atrōx ōcis, adj. with comp. and sup.    [ater], savage, fierce, wild, cruel, harsh, severe: Tydides, H.: Iuno, V.: odium exercebat atrox, O.: animus Catonis, resolute, H.: odii Agrippina, in hatred, Ta.—Cruel, horrible, violent, raging, perilous: res tam atrox: lex: hora Caniculae, H.: facinus, L.: spectaculum, Ta.: pugna atrocior, L.: atrocissimum crimen.—Violent, bitter: genus orationis.
    * * *
    atrocis (gen.), atrocior -or -us, atrocissimus -a -um ADJ
    fierce, savage, bloody; heinous, cruel; severe; terrible, frightening, dreadful

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  • 10 carmen

        carmen inis, n    [1 CAS-], a song, poem, verse, oracular response, prophecy, form of incantation, tune, air, lay, strain, note, sound (vocal or instrumental): canentes carmina, L.: Carmine vocali clarus, O.: lyrae, Pr.: per me concordant carmina nervis, O.: ferale, V.: cygnorum, O.: citharā carmina divides, H.: barbaricum, O. — Esp., a composition in verse, poem, poetry, verse, song: cantūs et carmina, melodies and words: Maeonii carminis alite, H.: tragicum, H.: carmina Livi, H.: Lydis remixto carmine tibiis, H.: famosum, abusive, H.: canere, to compose: pueris canto, H.: condere, H.: contexere: fingere, H.: docere, H.: ad umbilicum adducere, H. — Lyric poetry: Carmine tu gaudes, hic delectatur iambis, H.: Carmina compono, hic elegos, H. — A poetic inscription: carminibus templorum aditūs exornare: tumulo superaddite carmen, V.—A passage from a poem, poetical extract: audiens tam grande carmen: Euripideum illud.—An oracular response, prophecy, prediction: Cumaeum, V.: in libris Sibyllinis, L.—A charm, incantation: Carminibus Circe socios mutavit Ulixi, V.: veneficae Scientioris, H.: Auxiliare, O.—A form of speech, ceremonial phrase, formula (in religious or legal observances): quae (verba) longo effata carmine, L.: diro quodam carmine iurare, L.: cruciatūs carmina: lex horrendi carminis erat, of a dreadful form, L.: Appii Caeci carmen, a proverbial saying: magistri, a school-task for the memory: sacrum, L.
    * * *
    I
    card for wool/flax
    II
    song/music; poem/play; charm; prayer, incantation, ritual/magic formula; oracle

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  • 11 formīdulōsus or formīdolōsus

        formīdulōsus or formīdolōsus adj. with comp. and sup.    [2 formido], producing fear, dreadful, terrible, terrific: loca, S.: alqs illi: silvae, H.: bellum formidulosissimum.— Afraid, timid, timorous: exercitus formidolosior hostium, Ta.

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  • 12 furiālis

        furiālis e, adj.    [furia], of the Furies, like the Furies, furious, raging, dreadful, fearful: taedae: Alecto furialia membra Exuit, V.: caput Cerberi, H.: arma, i. e. of the Bacchantes, O.: vox: carmen, L.: caedes, O.: vestis, driving mad, C. poët.
    * * *
    furialis, furiale ADJ
    frenzied, mad; avenging

    Latin-English dictionary > furiālis

  • 13 horribilis

        horribilis e, adj. with comp.    [horreo], terrible, fearful, dreadful, horrible: rei p. pestis: species, Cs.: sonitus, S.: tempestas: leonis māla, H.: horribile est dicere, horribilius, etc.— Astonishing, amazing: horribili vigilantiā esse.
    * * *
    horribile, horribilior -or -us, orribilissimus -a -um ADJ
    awful, horrible, terrible; monstrous; rough

    Latin-English dictionary > horribilis

  • 14 metuendus

        metuendus adj.    [P. of metuo], fearful, terrible, dreadful: metuens magis quam metuendus, S.: metuendos vos praebere, L.: maturis metuendus Iuppiter uvis, V.: belli, in battle, O.— Plur n. as subst: multa ac metuenda minatur, makes many terrible threats, O.

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  • 15 ne-fās

        ne-fās n    indecl, something contrary to divine law, an impious deed, sin, crime: quicquid non licet, nefas putare debemus: officia tua mihi nefas est oblivisci: nefas est dictu, fuisse, etc.: quibus nefas est... deserere patronos, Cs.: fas atque nefas, right and wrong, V.: per omne fas ac nefas, in every way, L.: in omne nefas se parare, O.: Summum crede nefas animam praeferre pudori, Iu.—Of a person, a wretch, monster: exstinxisse nefas, i. e. Helen, V.—As interj, horrid! shocking! dreadful!: quatenus, heu nefas! Virtutem incolumem odimus, H.: sequiturque, nefas! Aegyptia coniux, V.—An impossibility: levius fit patientiā Quidquid corrigere est nefas, H.

    Latin-English dictionary > ne-fās

  • 16 per-horridus

        per-horridus adj.,     very dreadful: silvae, L.

    Latin-English dictionary > per-horridus

  • 17 sevērus

        sevērus adj. with comp. and sup.    [SEV-].—Of persons, serious, sober, grave, strict, austere, stern, severe: civis severus et gravis: omnium severissimus: Cures, V.: adimam cantare severis, H.: legis custodes: severissimi iudices: severum decent, seria dictu, H.—Of things, sober, grave, serious, severe, austere, disagreeable, oppressive: voltus severior: frons, O.: Falernum, tart, H.: disciplina: genus dicendi: fidibus voces crevere severis, H. — Harsh, rough, crabbed, rigid, severe, stern: imperia severiora: lex, O.: severissimi imperi vir, L.: paulo severior poena, S.: acerbe in filium.— Severe, dreadful, gloomy: Uncus, H.: amnis Cocyti, V.: turba Eumenidum, Pr.
    * * *
    severa -um, severior -or -us, severissimus -a -um ADJ
    stern, strict, severe; grave, austere; weighty, serious; unadorned, plain

    Latin-English dictionary > sevērus

  • 18 terribilis

        terribilis e, adj. with comp.    [2 TER-], frightful, dreadful, terrible: aspectu: urbi, L.: irā, V.: voltus, O.: incultu, tenebris (carceris) facies, S.— With supin. abl.: Terribiles visu formae, V.: cuius (viri) virtute terribilior erat populus R. exteris gentibus: cum alia aliis terribiliora adferentur, L.
    * * *
    terribilis, terribile ADJ
    frightful, terrible

    Latin-English dictionary > terribilis

  • 19 tremendus

        tremendus adj.    [P. of tremo], to be dreaded, fearful, dreadful, frightful, formidable, terrible, tremendous: rex, V.: oculi, O.: Alpes, H.: Carmentis monita, V.
    * * *
    tremenda, tremendum ADJ
    terrible, awe inspiring

    Latin-English dictionary > tremendus

  • 20 perhorridus

    perhorrida, perhorridum ADJ

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