More Definitions for horrid. See the full definition for horrid in the English Language Learners Dictionary. Nglish: Translation of horrid for Spanish Speakers. Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Log in Sign Up. Save Word. Definition of horrid. Other Words from horrid horridly adverb. Examples of horrid in a Sentence People there are living in horrid conditions. Horrible and horrific are both related to horror but the words have different connotations.
While horrible can be used to refer to something that is not liked or is disagreeable, horrific is a somewhat stronger adjective used to describe things which upset and frighten by their sheer mention.
For example — "A horrible meal" and "A horrific war". At times, both "horrible" and "horrific" can also be used to mean more or less the same thing, e. Horrible is most often used to imply unpleasantness and disgust but can also be used to convey horror or fear. In a similar way, terrible and terrifying , which have similar shades of meaning to horrible and horrifying , are both derived from the noun terror from which we get the nouns terrorist and terrorism :.
Be careful however with the adjective terrific which does not have the same meaning as horrific. Whereas horrific means very bad, terrific means very good.
These adverbs are used even more frequently than the adjectives terrible and horrible. They often mean little more than very. Note how they are used in these examples:. Very good :. Very bad :. Can you think of any others meaning very good or very bad, like superb or dire , which do not have these common adjectival suffixes?
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