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horrific

adjective hor·rif·ic \hȯ-ˈri-fik, hä-\

: causing horror or shock

Full Definition of HORRIFIC

: having the power to horrify <a horrific account of the tragedy>

— hor·rif·i·cal·ly \-fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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First Known Use of HORRIFIC

1653

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Synonyms: appalling, atrocious, awful, dreadful, frightful, ghastly, grisly, gruesome (also grewsome), hideous, horrendous, horrid, horrible, horrifying, lurid, macabre, monstrous, nightmare, nightmarish, shocking, terrible, terrific

Rhymes with HORRIFIC

calcific, febrific, magnific, pacific, prolific, salvific, specific, terrific, vivific

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