horrifying en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈhɔːɹɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ/
Meanings
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Tending to inspire horror; that horrifies; horrific.
Jon & Kate Plus 8 is a show based on two facts: 1) Jon and Kate Gosselin have eight children, and 2) the word ‘Kate’ rhymes with the word ‘eight’. One suspects that if Kate were ever to have another child, a shady network executive would urge her to put it in a binbag with a brick and drop it down a well. But this is just a horrifying tangent.
2009 May 22, Stuart Heritage, “Jon & Kate Latest: People You Don’t Know Do Crap You Don’t Care About”, in Hecklerspray, archived from the original on 15 Apr 2024:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more horrifying | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most horrifying | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
ghostly · freaky · spine-tingling · frightful · terrorsome · shocking · scary · appalling · alarming · awful · horrid · dreadful · skin-crawling · horripilating · grisly · frightening · hair-curling · horrifying · dismayful · affreux · horrible · butt-clenching · buggish · hair-raising · flaysome · terrifying · formidable · pulse-pounding · eldritch · terrible · horrific · fearful · scaring · ghastly · buttock-clenching · flesh-crawling · frightensome