The meaning of HORRID is innately offensive or repulsive. How to use horrid in a sentence.

In conversation, people use horrible and horrid to show their dislike for someone or something. These words can be used to describe almost anything which is unpleasant, ugly, disgusting, or depressing.

If you describe someone as horrid, you mean that they behave in a very unpleasant way towards other people.

(Definition of horrid from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Definition of horrid adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

HORRID definition: such as to cause horror; shockingly dreadful; abominable. See examples of horrid used in a sentence.

Oct 8, 2025 · According to OED, horrid and horrible were originally almost synonymous, but in modern use horrid is somewhat less strong and tending towards the "offensive, disagreeable" sense.