Hŏr'rid, a.
a. [Lat. horridus, Sp. horrido, It. orrido, Fr. horrïde. See HORROR.]
Sense 1. Rough; ragged; bristling; prickly.
Horrid with fern, and intricate with thorn. Dryden.
Next is Aria's host.
Drawn from a region horrid all in thorn. Glover.
Sense 2. Fitted to excite horror; dreadful; hideous; shocking; hence, very offensive or disagreeable.
The day is too light; the night is too horrid. Bp. Taylor.
Synonyms—Frightful; hideous; alarming; shocking; dreadful; awful; terrific; terrible; horrible.