horrific
adjective
hor·rif·ic
hȯ-ˈri-fik 
hä-
: having the power to horrify
a horrific account of the tragedy
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horrific images of the devastation spurred many people to give generously
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Viscerally horrific, conceptually mindblowing, achingly humane.
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Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
With that horrific risk in mind, the crew hatches a new plan.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2025
Here, a sore breast-feeding mother is offered a cream by an old lady, whose origins are horrific.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
The reason Stabler is hospitalized in the first place appears to be a horrific, action movie-style car crash that occurred after he was instructed to go undercover.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
With that horrific risk in mind, the crew hatches a new plan.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2025
Here, a sore breast-feeding mother is offered a cream by an old lady, whose origins are horrific.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
The reason Stabler is hospitalized in the first place appears to be a horrific, action movie-style car crash that occurred after he was instructed to go undercover.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for horrific
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“Horrific.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horrific. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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