horrid
/ˈhɒrɪd/adjective
1
- causing horror恐怖的, 可怕的：
a horrid nightmare.
可怕的梦魇。
1.1
- informal very unpleasant or disagreeable〈非正式〉令人厌恶的, 极不合意的：
the teachers at school were horrid
学校里的老师极其令人讨厌
a horrid brown colour.
一种令人讨厌的棕色。
2
- poetic/literary rough; bristling〈诗/文〉崎岖不平的; 毛发直立的。
派生词
horridly
adverbhorridness
noun词源
late 16th cent. （in the sense'rough, bristling'）： from Latin horridus, from horrere 'tremble, shudder, (of hair) stand on end'.