Etymology

horrific

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Today it means: Causing horror; horrifying. Full definition →

Latin horrificus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromhorrificus
  2. English todayhorrific

Borrowed from Latin horrificus, from horreō (“to be afraid”) + -ficō (“to make”).

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