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horrible

/ˈhɔːɹəbəl/HAW-ruh-buhl
/ˈhɔɹəbəl/HAW-ruh-buhl

Meaningto be shuddered at

Common meaning: dreadful

Journey through time

  1. Latinhorreō‘to bristle’
  2. Middle Englishhorriblesource
  3. Englishhorrible‘dreadful’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin horreō ‘to bristle; to shudder’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry horreō, p. 864 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • horreō Latin “to bristle; to shudder”

Related words

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