horrid

English

/ˈhɒɹɪd/, /ˈhɔɹɪd/

adj
Definitions
  • (archaic) Bristling, rough, rugged.
  • Causing horror or dread.
  • Offensive, disagreeable, abominable, execrable.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin horridus (horrid, dreadful, rough, bristly, savage, frightful, shaggy, rude) root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰers- (bristle, surprised, stand erect, stiff).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰers-

Gloss

bristle, surprised, stand erect, stiff

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