horrible

  • 21horrible — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, smell, sound, taste ADVERB ▪ really …

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  • 22horrible — hor|ri|ble [ hɔrəbl ] adjective ** 1. ) very unpleasant: TERRIBLE: I ve had a horrible day at work. Whiting died a horrible death. 2. ) INFORMAL used for describing someone or something that you do not like: HORRID, NASTY: The medicine tasted… …

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  • 23horrible */*/ — UK [ˈhɒrəb(ə)l] / US [ˈhɔrəb(ə)l] adjective 1) very unpleasant I ve had a horrible day at work. Whiting died a horrible death. 2) informal used for describing someone or something that you do not like The medicine tasted horrible. a horrible… …

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  • 24horrible — adjective Etymology: Middle English orrible, horrible, from Anglo French, from Latin horribilis, from horrēre Date: 14th century 1. marked by or arousing horror < a horrible accident > 2. extremely bad or unpleasant < a horrible mistake > <&#8230; …

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  • 25horrible — adj m y f Que provoca horror por su fealdad, su maldad, su crueldad, etc: un horrible mausoleo, un crimen horrible, una enfermedad horrible, un sueño horrible …

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  • 26horrible — adjective 1 very unpleasant and often frightening or upsetting: a horrible murder 2 spoken very bad or unpleasant: horrible weather | I have a horrible feeling we re going to miss the plane. 3 spoken rude and unfriendly: What a horrible man.&#8230; …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27horrible — {{#}}{{LM H20641}}{{〓}} {{SynH21170}} {{[}}horrible{{]}} ‹ho·rri·ble› {{《}}▍ adj.inv.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Que causa horror. {{<}}2{{>}} {{※}}col.{{¤}} Muy feo, muy malo o muy desagradable: • Es horrible tener que madrugar tanto.{{○}} {{<}}3{{>}}&#8230; …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 28horrible — adjetivo horrendo, horroroso, hórrido, horripilante, espantoso, pavoroso, monstruoso. «Un objeto que horroriza es la idea común a estas tres voces (horrible, horrendo y horroroso), que la representan con relación a los distintos efectos que&#8230; …

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  • 29horrible*/ — [ˈhɒrəb(ə)l] adj very unpleasant or unkind I ve had a horrible day at work.[/ex] The medicine tasted horrible.[/ex] Stop being so horrible to me.[/ex] horribly [ˈhɒrəbli] adv …

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  • 30horrible — horribleness, n. horribly, adv. /hawr euh beuhl, hor /, adj. 1. causing or tending to cause horror; shockingly dreadful: a horrible sight. 2. extremely unpleasant; deplorable; disgusting: horrible living conditions. [1275 1325; ME (h)orrible < OF …

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