Associations to the word «Horrid»

Wiktionary

HORRID, adjective. (archaic) bristling, rough, rugged
HORRID, adjective. Causing horror or dread
HORRID, adjective. Offensive, disagreeable, abominable, execrable

Dictionary definition

HORRID, adjective. Exceedingly bad; "when she was bad she was horrid".
HORRID, adjective. Grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley