Horrid, a.
Etymology: [L. horridus. See Horror, and cf. Ordure.]
1. Rough; rugged; bristling. [Archaic] Horrid with fern, and intricate with thorn. Dryden.
2. Fitted to excite horror; dreadful; hideous; shocking; hence, very offensive. Not in the legions Of horrid hell. Shak. The horrid things they say. Pope.
Syn. -- Frightful; hideous; alarming; shocking; dreadful; awful; terrific; horrible; abominable.