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HORRIBLE

\hˈɒɹɪbə͡l], \hˈɒɹɪbə‍l], \h_ˈɒ_ɹ_ɪ_b_əl]\

Definitions of HORRIBLE

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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Terrible; dreadful; shocking; hideous.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Causing or tending to cause horror: dreadful: awful: terrific.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Dreadful, terrible, shocking, hideous, enormous.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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