WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
hor•rid /ˈhɔrɪd, ˈhɑr-/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- such as to cause horror.
- extremely unpleasant;
nasty:horrid table manners.
hor•rid
(hôr′id, hor′-),USA pronunciation adj.
hor′rid•ly, adv.
hor′rid•ness, n.
- such as to cause horror;
shockingly dreadful;
abominable. - extremely unpleasant or disagreeable:horrid weather; She thought her uncle was horrid.
- [Archaic.]shaggy or bristling;
rough.
- Latin horridus bristling, rough, equivalent. to horr- (stem of horrēre to stand on end, bristle) + -idus -id4
- 1580–90
hor′rid•ness, n.
- 2. nasty, vile, odious, abominable.