adjective
horrible
HOR-uh-bul/ˈhɔːrəbl/
Extremely bad or unpleasant.
The man recoils from the horrible smell of spoiled food.
Etymology
The root connects something dreadful with the body's response of bristling or shuddering in fear. The adjective also became an intensifier, allowing it to describe something very bad without literal terror.
In context
this is not just toilet paper this was some heinous looking doodoos in here yeah yeah yeah horrible color
More examples
- We had a horrible journey through the storm.
- That was a horrible thing to say.
- The room looked horrible before the repairs.
Forms
horrible
horribly adverb — In an extremely unpleasant way.
Similar words
- awful
- A common strong expression of disapproval or discomfort.
- dreadful
- Often suggests distress or fear as well as poor quality.