Horrid Definition & Meaning

horrid
adjective
  1. exceedingly bad; "when she was bad she was horrid"
  2. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"

"Horrid" in song lyrics

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  • "Lords the horrid"
    La Chat f/ Hypnotized Camp Posse — Wolf Pack
  • "The kind that's raw and rare, the rage and wrath is horrid"
    Twin Perils — Behold, the Twin Perils
  • "And when she was bad she was horrid."
    The Little Girl With A Curl

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