horrifying
verbadjectiveattested in dialogue
- //ˈhɔːɹɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ//
Tending to inspire horror; that horrifies; horrific.
verb
- 1
Also a form of horrifypresent participle and gerund of horrify
adjective
- 1
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.
Forms
- comparative
- more horrifying
- superlative
- most horrifying
horrid · Causing horror or dread.horrific · Causing horror; horrifying.horrified · Struck with horror.
horrifying · Tending to inspire horror; that horrifies; horrific.
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