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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Horrific \Hor*rif"ic\, adjective [L. horrifieus; horrere to be horrible + -ficare (in comp.) to make: cf. F. horrifique. See {Horror}, {-fy}.] Causing horror; frightful.
Let . . . nothing ghastly or horrific be supposed. --I. Taylor.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
horrific
adjective
1: grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry" [syn: {hideous}, {horrid}, {outrageous}]
2: causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse" [syn: {awful}, {dire}, {direful}, {dread(a)}, {dreaded}, {dreadful}, {fearful}, {fearsome}, {frightening}, {horrendous}, {terrible}]
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