horrid

adjective

hor·rid | \ ˈhȯr-əd

, ˈhär-\

Definition of horrid

1 : innately offensive or repulsive:

a : inspiring horror : shocking horrid living conditions

b : inspiring disgust or loathing : nasty a horrid man

c : extremely bad or unpleasant : horrible the tenor bell … gives out a horrid discordant noise— Robert Graves

2 archaic : rough, bristling

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Examples of horrid in a Sentence

People there are living in horrid conditions. He's a horrid little man.

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Coming off a horrid series against the Giants, who swept their three games at Petco Park, Thursday had the feel of so many games in Green’s first three seasons. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Lamet’s return is the positive in another Padres loss to Dodgers," 5 July 2019 Sophie Turner has come up against some of the most horrid villains in cinematic history — cough cough, Joffrey and Ramsay — but her greatest fear apparently has nothing to do with humanity’s potential for evil. — Megan Mccluskey, Time, "Sophie Turner Has a Surprising Way to Cope With This Totally Rational Greatest Fear," 5 June 2019 But in Philadelphia, what looked like a catastrophe in the making after a horrid first week for Kapler has stabilized and soared. — Si.com Staff, SI.com, "Nine Innings: David Price's New Vantage Point, Joe Mauer's Hall of Fame Candidacy and a Possible Reboot of the '86 Postseason," 16 Apr. 2018 The victims at Herculaneum appear to have met a similar horrid fate, according to Petrone and his colleagues. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Extreme heat of Vesuvius eruption vaporized body fluids, exploded skulls," 9 Oct. 2018 Still believing in Arcia: Despite demoting Arcia for the second time, general manager David Stearns expressed faith that the young shortstop would rebound from his horrid season at the plate. — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Notes: Nate Orf gets first call to big leagues; Brewers option reliever Aaron Wilkerson," 2 July 2018 One of the issues throughout the team’s terrible stretch: a horrid defense. — Josh Robbins, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Orlando Magic draft center Mohamed Bamba," 22 June 2018 One of the few members of this squad old enough to remember that horrid time is Luka Modric. — SI.com, "Pride and Passion: Croatia's Unrelenting Fighting Spirit Continues to Carry National Hope," 12 July 2018 HORRID HALF Cincinnati led 34-20 at the end of a first half featuring horrid shooting — SMU 30 made percent from the field, UC 28 percent. — USA TODAY, "No. 19 Cincinnati overcomes poor shooting, beats SMU 76-56," 7 Jan. 2018

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