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61terrible — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. terrifying, dreadful; awesome, appalling, frightful, horrible, shocking, fearful, alarming; informal, excessive. See fear. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Inspiring terror] Syn. terrifying, frightening,… …
62appalling — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. horrifying, shocking, dreadful; see frightful 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. dismaying, horrifying, shocking, stunning, disconcerting, astounding, frightening, ghastly, dreadful, harrowing, disgusting, sickening,… …
63horrify — (v.) 1791 (implied in horrifying), from HORROR (Cf. horror) + FY (Cf. fy). Related: Horrified; horrifying …
64horrify — verb (horrifies, horrifying, horrified) fill with horror. Derivatives horrification noun horrified adjective horrifiedly adverb horrifying adjective horrifyingly adv …
65horrify — verb (T) to make someone feel very shocked and upset or afraid: horrified to see/hear etc: We were horrified to see children living in such terrible conditions. horrifying adjective: horrifying news horrifyingly adverb …
66luridness — lu·rid (lo͝or’ĭd) adj. 1) a) Characterized by vivid description or explicit details that are meant to provoke or shock: »a lurid account of the crime. b) Characterized by shocking or outrageous behavior: »a friend with a lurid past. 2) a) Bright… …
67horrifyingly — adverb in a horrifying manner (Freq. 1) he laughed horrifyingly • Derived from adjective: ↑horrifying …
68Horrified — Horrify Hor ri*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Horrified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Horrifying}.] [L. horrificare. See {Horrific}.] To cause to feel horror; to strike or impress with horror; as, the sight horrified the beholders. E. Irving. [1913 Webster] …
69Horrify — Hor ri*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Horrified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Horrifying}.] [L. horrificare. See {Horrific}.] To cause to feel horror; to strike or impress with horror; as, the sight horrified the beholders. E. Irving. [1913 Webster] …
70atrocious — adjective Etymology: Latin atroc , atrox gloomy, atrocious, from atr , ater black + oc , ox (akin to Greek ōps eye) more at eye Date: 1658 1. extremely wicked, brutal, or cruel ; barbaric 2. appalling, horrifying < the atrocious weapons of modern …