horrible

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Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

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Definition

  1. adjective provoking horror; ; ; ; - Winston Churchill

Etymology

First attested in Middle English (alternately as horrible and orrible) in 1303: from Old French horrible, orrible, orible, from Latin horribilis, from horr(ēre) (“tremble”) + -ibilis (“-ible”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

atrocious, frightful, horrifying, ugly

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