horrific
adjective
[ hɒˈrɪfɪk ]
• causing horror.
• "horrific injuries"
Similar:
dreadful,
horrendous,
horrifying,
horrible,
frightful,
awful,
terrible,
fearful,
shocking,
appalling,
atrocious,
hideous,
grim,
grisly,
ghastly,
harrowing,
gruesome,
unspeakable,
monstrous,
nightmarish,
sickening,
nauseating,
Origin:
mid 17th century: from Latin horrificus, from horrere ‘tremble, shudder’ (see horrid).
