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Horrific

//həˈɹɪfɪk// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Causing horror; horrifying.

    "a horrific sight"

Adjective
  1. 1
    causing fear or dread or terror wordnet
  2. 2
    grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin horrificus, from horreō (“to be afraid”) + -ficō (“to make”).

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