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horrid

/ˈhɔ.ɹɪd/ adverb C2
  1. Terribly; horridly; to an extreme extent.
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This morning when I left the asylum I felt so ashamed because I had to wear this horrid old wincey dress.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 18 · C1
Phillips will make me sit with that horrid Gertie Pye--I know he will because she is sitting alone.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 120 · C1
Darzee and his wife only cowered down in the nest without answering, for from the thick grass at the foot of the bush there came a low hiss--a horrid cold sound that made Rikki-tikki jump back two clear feet.
The Jungle Book, p. 68 · B2
“I wouldn’t be likely to boast of it if he did, the horrid creature!
Anne of Green Gables, p. 231 · C1

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