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horribilis.

horrible, terrible, dreadful, fearful

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[hɔrˈrɪ.bɪ.lɪs]Classical-Latin[orˈriː.bi.lis]

  1. horrible, terrible, dreadful, fearful

    declension-3 · two-termination
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰers-der. Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰr̥s-éh₁-(ye)-ti Proto-Italic *horzēō Latin horreō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin horribilis From horreō (“to stand on end, move shakily”) + -bilis.

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