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  1. 1. a. Rough; rugged; bristling. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Fitted to excite horror; dreadful; hideous; shocking; hence, very offensive. Source: opted
  3. 3. adj. exceedingly bad Source: wordnet
  4. 4. adj. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. Rough; rugged; bristling. [Archaic] Horrid with fern, and intricate with thorn. Dryden. 2. Fitted to excite horror; dreadful; hideous; shocking; hence, very offensive. Not in the legions Of horrid hell. Shak. The horrid things they say. Pope. Syn. -- Frightful; hideous; alarming; shocking; dreadful; awful; terrific; horrible; abominable. Source: webster

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