Hor*ren"dous (?), a. [L. horrendus.] Fearful; frightful. [Obs.] I.
Watts.
Hor"rent (?), a. [L. horrens, p. pr. of horrere to bristle. See
Horror.] Standing erect, as bristles; covered with bristling points;
bristled; bristling.
Rough and horrent with figures in strong relief.
De Quincey.
With bright emblazonry and horrent arms.
Milton.
Hor"ri*ble (?), a. [OE. horrible, orrible, OF. horrible, orrible, F.
horrible, fr. L. horribilis, fr. horrere. See Horror.] Exciting, or
tending to excite, horror or fear; dreadful; terrible; shocking;
hideous; as, a horrible sight; a horrible story; a horrible murder.
A dungeon horrible on all sides round.
Milton.
Syn. -- Dreadful; frightful; fearful; terrible; awful; terrific;
shocking; hideous; horrid.
Hor"ri*ble*ness, n. The state or quality of being horrible;
dreadfulness; hideousness.
The horribleness of the mischief.
Sir P. Sidney.
Hor"ri*bly, adv. In a manner to excite horror; dreadfully; terribly.
Hor"rid (?), a. [L. horridus. See Horror, and cf. Ordure.] 1. Rough;
rugged; bristling. [Archaic]
Horrid with fern, and intricate with thorn.
Dryden.
2. Fitted to excite horror; dreadful; hideous; shocking; hence, very
offensive.
Not in the legions Of horrid hell.
Shak.
The horrid things they say.
Pope.
Syn. -- Frightful; hideous; alarming; shocking; dreadful; awful;
terrific; horrible; abominable.
Hor"rid*ly, adv. In a horrid manner. Shak.
Hor"rid*ness, n. The quality of being horrid.
Hor*rif"ic (?), a. [L. horrifieus; horrere to be horrible + -ficare (in
comp.) to make: cf. F. horrifique. See Horror, - fy.] Causing horror;
frightful.
Let . . . nothing ghastly or horrific be supposed.