horrible

  • 11horrible — ► ADJECTIVE 1) causing or likely to cause horror. 2) informal very unpleasant. DERIVATIVES horribly adverb …

    English terms dictionary

  • 12horrible — [hôr′ə bəl, här′ə bəl] adj. [ME < OFr < L horribilis < horrere: see HORRID] 1. causing a feeling of horror; terrible; dreadful; frightful 2. Informal very bad, ugly, shocking, unpleasant, etc …

    English World dictionary

  • 13HORRIBLE — adj. des deux genres (On prononce les deux R.) Qui fait horreur, qui soulève, qui révolte. Laideur horrible. Objet horrible. Cela est horrible à voir, Cela est horrible. Cette mort est horrible. Une horrible cruauté. Une horrible méchanceté.… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 14HORRIBLE — adj. des deux genres Qui fait horreur. Laideur horrible. Objet horrible. Spectacle horrible. Cela est horrible à voir. Cela est horrible. Cette mort est horrible. Une horrible cruauté. Une horrible méchanceté. Supplice horrible. Monstre horrible …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 15horrible — (o rri bl ) adj. 1°   Qui fait horreur, qui révolte. Spectacle horrible. •   Y a t il rien de si horrible que cette injustice ?, SÉV. Lett. 28 janvier 1665. •   Loin de trembler devant les autels, on y méprise Jésus Christ présent.... gens du… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 16horrible — 01. The food in that restaurant is [horrible] really greasy, and way too salty. 02. What s the matter with your stereo? The sound is [horrible]. 03. Matt used to be a [horrible] tennis player, but he has really practiced, and now he s getting… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 17horrible — adj. 1) horrible to + inf. (it is horrible to work there = it is horrible working there) 2) horrible that + clause (it s horrible that he was fired) * * * [ hɒrəb(ə)l] horrible to + inf. (it is horrible to work there = it is horrible working… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 18horrible — hor|ri|ble S2 [ˈhɔrıbəl US ˈho: , ˈha: ] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : French; Origin: Latin horribilis, from horrere; HORROR] 1.) very bad used for example about things you see, taste, or smell, or about the weather ▪ The weather has been really… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19horrible — ► adjetivo 1 Que causa horror: ■ tengo que darte una noticia horrible; la escena del suicidio es horrible. SINÓNIMO aterrador espantoso horroroso monstruoso 2 coloquial Que es muy feo o muy malo …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 20horrible — [[t]hɒ̱rɪb(ə)l, AM hɔ͟ːr [/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something or someone as horrible, you do not like them at all. [INFORMAL] The record sounds horrible. ...a horrible small boy. Syn: horrid Ant: lovely Derived words: horribly …

    English dictionary

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