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horrific

[haw-rif-ik, ho-] / hɔˈrɪf ɪk, hɒ- /


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“All of a sudden I’m looking at really horrific images and at first you have nightmares — and at a certain point you kind of adjust,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

Then, of course, they all screamed—a horrific sound that sent chills down Clare’s furry spine.

From Literature

He says he went from being a teenager who used steroid creams to manage his eczema "every now and then", to experiencing such horrific symptoms he had to drop out of university.

From BBC

Meningitis is a horrific disease that can take people from the peak of life and health to critically ill within hours, but it is still rare.

From BBC

"He was just taking pleasure out of telling us, it was so horrific," she said.

From BBC