/oˈriβle/
Translation
horrible, awful, dreadful
Word origin
From Latin horribilis ('dreadful, terrible'), from horrere ('to bristle, to tremble, to shudder').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- horribilis
- English cognates
- horrible, horror, horrid, abhor
Grammar
Examples
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It was a horrible accident that nobody in the neighbourhood could forget.
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The weather was awful for the entire holiday week.
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I had a horrible dream last night and could not get back to sleep.
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That soup tasted horrible and nobody wanted to eat any more.
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I feel awful for having lied to my mother.
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The weather was horrible all weekend.
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