Horrid (?), a. [L. horridus. See Horror, and cf. Ordure.] 1. Rough; rugged; bristling. [Archaic]
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Horrid with fern, and intricate with thorn. Dryden.
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2. Fitted to excite horror; dreadful; hideous; shocking; hence, very offensive.
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Not in the legions
Of horrid hell. Shak.
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The horrid things they say. Pope.

Syn. -- Frightful; hideous; alarming; shocking; dreadful; awful; terrific; horrible; abominable.
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