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horrific

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hor·rif·ic  (hô-rfk, h-)
adj.
Causing horror; terrifying.

[Latin horrificus : horrre, to tremble + -ficus, -fic.]

hor·rifi·cal·ly adv.

horrific
Adjective
provoking horror: horrific injuries
horrifically adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.horrific - grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"
offensive - unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"
2.horrific - causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"
alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger

horrific
Translations
Spanish horrific [hɔˈrɪfɪk] adj [accident] → horroroso; [film] → horripilante
French horrific [hɔˈrɪfɪk] adjhorrible
German horrific [hɔˈrɪfɪk] adjentsetzlich, schrecklich
Italian horrific [hɔˈrɪfɪk] adj [accident] → spaventoso/a; [film] → orripilante

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In truth, so horrific and improbable are these accounts, that many sensible and well-informed people will not believe that any cannibals exist; and place every book of voyages which purports to give any account of them, on the same shelf with Blue Beard and Jack the Giant-Killer.
Slowly, every step a painful struggle of resistance, she moved toward the horrific monster.
 
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