Etymology

horribility

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Today it means: The quality of being horrible. Full definition →

Middle English horribilite ← Old French horribleté ← Medieval Latin horribilitas
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromhorribilitas
  2. Old French · derived fromhorribleté
  3. Middle English · inherited fromhorribilite
  4. English todayhorribility

From Middle English horribilite, horrybylyte, from Old French horribleté, from Medieval Latin horribilitas.

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