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Meanings of horrible in inglês

Provoking horror.

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Thing that causes horror.

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Examples for "terrible"
Examples for "terrible"
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The noise was terrific; the sight was terrible in its fierce grandeur.
French and English: A Story of the Struggle in America
2
Elizabeth blushed and looked grave; to her the matter seemed too terrible.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 12, October, 1858 / A Magaz...
3
His Eminence in scarlet is magnificent; his Eminence in gray is terrible.
The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
4
Torches flashed in the boats that put off in the terrible search.
Early Letters of George Wm. Curtis to John S. Dwight; Brook Farm...
5
The news of the terrible insurrection of the catholics in Ireland followed.
St. George and St. Michael, Volume 1
Usage of horrible in inglês
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The moon had not risen; the atmosphere was plunged in horrible darkness.
A Voyage in a Balloon (1852)
2
The idea of a death in the treacherous quicksand was truly horrible.
The Boy Land Boomer; Or, Dick Arbuckle's Adventures in Oklahoma
3
Her whole appearance was horrible; the devil was once more in possession.
Marquise Brinvillier / Celebrated Crimes
4
The shadows of the room grew menacing; the very silence became horrible.
The Hand of Fu-Manchu / Being a New Phase in the Activities of F...
5
These were horrible moments while the two hung trembling in the balance.
William Lloyd Garrison, the Abolitionist
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Such was the horrible position of the peasantry in this civil conflict.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 15: 1568, part II
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It is horrible; it sets every nerve in my body on edge.
Divers Women
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We lived in a horrible out-of-the-way place-upin the mountains near Naples.
Helena
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War is horrible in any aspect in which it may be viewed.
The Colored Regulars in the United States Army
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This horrible apparition he left in the rack of the first compartment.
The Argosy, Vol. 51, No. 6, June, 1891
11
In 1916, there will be horrible enactments in store for the blacks.
Native Life in South Africa / Before and Since the European War ...
12
It was a horrible mistake; and has issued in a horrible result.
Select Speeches of Kossuth
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The psychological note always prevailing in the Convention was a horrible fear.
The Psychology of Revolution
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Here he witnessed the most horrible scenes, practised in the Maroungou and
Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen
15
The work was mercifully swift and horrible in some portions of Australia.
Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
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It was horrible. Yet Jessica remained a virgin and shunned teenage parties.
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