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horridly
adverb
horridness
noun
Examples of horrid in a Sentence
People there are living in horrid conditions.
He's a horrid little man.
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An innocent fellow named TimMet a zombie quite horrid and grim.
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Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Employing the term evokes a horrid history of institutional abuse against gay people.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025
The Tigers won two of three against the Mariners early in the season, then got swept by Seattle at home and were outscored 35-14 during a July series that marked the start of a horrid slide.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
But the Bengals have a horrid ground game and couldn’t feed the ball consistently to their two best playmakers against the Vikings, and got walloped for it.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
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Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Employing the term evokes a horrid history of institutional abuse against gay people.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025
The Tigers won two of three against the Mariners early in the season, then got swept by Seattle at home and were outscored 35-14 during a July series that marked the start of a horrid slide.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
But the Bengals have a horrid ground game and couldn’t feed the ball consistently to their two best playmakers against the Vikings, and got walloped for it.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Horrid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horrid. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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horrid
adjective
hor·rid
ˈhȯr-əd 
ˈhär-
1
: inspiring horror : shocking
2
a
: arousing disgust : nasty
a horrid man
b
: horrible sense 2
had horrid manners
horridly
adverb
horridness
noun
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