horrid

adjective (horrid, more horrid or horrider, most horrid or horridest)

«horrid» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Very unpleasant or nasty: «a horrid smell». tree →
(of people) Unkind or mean: «Don't be horrid to your sister.» tree →
(old) Causing horror; frightening. tree →

In the lessons

A common word in British children's books and in speech among children: «Horrid Henry» is a famous naughty character. In Alice and The Wind in the Willows, characters call things or people horrid when they are upset. In stories it tells you a character is mean or something is nasty.

Examples

That medicine tastes horrid. tree →
Don't be horrid to the new girl. tree →
It was a horrid, rainy day. tree →
«You horrid creature!» cried Alice. tree →
The weasels were horrid to Toad. tree →
I had a horrid dream last night. tree →
And they called him a horrid dwarf! tree →

Note

Informal and a bit childish or old-fashioned in UK speech. Similar: nasty, horrible, awful, mean. Horrid and horrible mean nearly the same.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «horrid» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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