horrid Copy link Outline I. Rough, ruggedII. Exciting horror1. horrĭdus (more freq. in sense 1)2. horrĭbĭlis, e3. atrox, ōcis (savage, unrelenting)4. dīrus • horrid: I. Rough, rugged: horrĭdus, horrens: Virg. II. Exciting horror: 1. horrĭdus (more freq. in sense 1): to present a more h. appearance, horridiore aspectu esse, Caes. B. G. 5, 14: Hor. 2. horrĭbĭlis, e: v. horrible. 3. atrox, ōcis (savage, unrelenting): such a h. tempest, adeo a. tempestas, Liv. 21, 58. 4. dīrus: v. dreadful.