Etymology

horribile dictu

Today it means: Horrible to say; horribly. Full definition →

Latin horribile dictu
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromhorribile dictu
  2. English todayhorribile dictu

Borrowed from Latin horribile dictu (literally “horrible to say”).

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