horrific
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- horrifically adverb
Etymology
Origin of horrific
First recorded in 1645–55; from Latin horrificus, equivalent to horri-, combining form of horrēre “to bristle with fear” + -ficus -fic
Example Sentences
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"I travelled on a bipartisan delegation to Nigeria and saw with my own eyes the horrific atrocities Christians face, and the instability the Nigerian government must combat," he said.
From BBC
American ski star Lindsey Vonn, who suffered a horrific fall in the Olympic downhill in Cortina, on Monday thanked the doctor who saved her leg.
From Barron's
"I've never really seen anything like this before in my life, so it's a little bit horrific," he said.
From BBC
Her post was from the Italian hospital where Vonn underwent four operations on the leg she fractured in a horrific crash at the Winter Olympics.
From Barron's
He said he deeply regrets his correspondence with Maxwell, “which took place over two decades ago, long before her horrific crimes came to light.”
From Los Angeles Times
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