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horrid

adjective

exceedingly bad

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
H
Ends with
D
Contains
OR
Scrabble score
10
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˈhɒɹɪd

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. exceedingly bad

    “when she was bad she was horrid”

adjective

  1. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror

    “subjected to outrageous cruelty”

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Example Sentences

when she was bad she was horrid
subjected to outrageous cruelty
a hideous pattern of injustice
horrific conditions in the mining industry

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