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Meanings of horrid in inglés

Grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror.

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Examples for "hideous"
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It simply discloses a new and hideous fact about the world order.
The Guardian
2
You finish one hideous case, and there's another one right behind it.
Love at first flight: one round trip that would change everythin...
3
The hideous day wore on; one of the worst I went through.
Short Stories of Various Types
4
I know it's a hideous thought but-well it might be true, Anne.
A Stir of Echoes
5
I see that you agree in some hideous way with Margery's diagnosis.
The great lover
1
Fine Gael TD Mr Michael Ring said: This is an outrageous situation.
The Irish Times
2
Further, Mr Power made several outrageous statements in his attack on evolution.
The Irish Times
3
However, her latest request has got to be her most outrageous yet.
News.com.au
4
Those responsible for outrageous human rights violations must be held to account.
Ebony
5
Even in those days, the level of Soviet corruption had been outrageous.
Exit wound
1
They are at risk of human trafficking and horrific abuse and exploitation.
The Guardian
2
I just hope we do the work to right this horrific wrong.
News.com.au
3
Witnessing horrific health cases, one after the other, was a heartbreaking experience.
Reuters
4
So far in the 99th Tour de France, nothing horrific has happened.
The Guardian
5
The video shows a horrific attack on a South African police officer.
The South African
Usage of horrid in inglés
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One of the most horrid crashes I've seen in a long time.
News.com.au
2
No, it was horrid; so cold in winter, and hot in summer.
Little Men: Life at Plumfield With Jo's Boys
3
The Russian has had a horrid time recently, both publicly and privately.
The Guardian
4
He recalls the horrid story of each one of the family members.
The new yorker
5
Yes, I want comfort enough, in the horrid condition I am in.
The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance
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The smell of burning flesh was in the air, and horrid shrieks.
A Woman Tenderfoot
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I can see it in the face of that horrid Mr. Addison.
Mr. Meeson's Will
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The pig in his pen possessed for her the most horrid fascination.
Concerning Cats: My Own and Some Others
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He again asked the horrid question, and again threw in the thunder.
The Way We Live Now
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Even Lucy, with her beautiful hand and horrid spelling, wrote long letters.
Anno Dracula
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For one horrid moment I expected Severina, but it was far worse.
Venus In Copper
12
Do not speak of it, June; the horrid thought curdles my blood.
The Pathfinder; Or, The Inland Sea
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Both are right; they are twin sisters of the same horrid mother.
Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise
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Once the horrid plan was placed into action, the Rider was imprisoned.
James Potter and the Vault of Destinies
15
It is simply horrid of your servant hiding my work like that.
The picture of Dorian Gray (First printing version)
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I took her for the nun that hangs in that horrid room.
David Elginbrod
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