HOR'RID, adjective [Latin horridus. See Horror.] 1. That does or may excite horror; dreadful; hideous; shocking; as a horrid spectacle or sight; horrid sympathy. 2. Rough; rugged. This is the literal and primary sense. Horrid with fern, and intricate with thorn. 3. Shocking; very offensive; a colloquial sense.
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