horridest
Maximally terrible thing
Horridest is the superlative form of horrid, meaning the most unpleasant, disagreeable, or shocking among a group.
While *most horrid* is more common in contemporary usage, horridest appears in older texts and occasionally in modern speech for emphasis or stylistic effect.
That was the horridest meal I've ever had.
The word carries an old-fashioned or deliberately exaggerated tone.
Causing physical disgust
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
- detestableWorthy of intense dislike
- odiousExtremely unpleasant, repellent
- execrableExtremely bad, despicable
Extremely frightening or alarming
- petrifyingInducing paralytic terror
- dreadfulCausing great fear or suffering
- fearsomeCausing intense alarm
- harrowingExtremely distressing or disturbing
Superlative of inferior
- ghastliestSuperlative of horrifying
- superlativeHighest-degree word form
- ultimateHighest or most extreme
- uttermostGreatest possible degree
absolute · supreme · maximum · unsurpassed · unmatched · incomparable · exceeding
Impossible to bear
- excruciatingCausing extreme suffering
- deplorableDeserving strong disapproval
- lamentableDeserving strong disapproval
- woefulExtremely sad or pitiful
stomach-turning
Causing physical disgust
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
- detestableWorthy of intense dislike
- odiousExtremely unpleasant, repellent
hair-raising
Extremely frightening or alarming
- petrifyingInducing paralytic terror
- dreadfulCausing great fear or suffering
- fearsomeCausing intense alarm
worst
Superlative of inferior
- ghastliestSuperlative of horrifying
- superlativeHighest-degree word form
- ultimateHighest or most extreme
uttermost · absolute · supreme · maximum · unsurpassed · unmatched · incomparable · exceeding
intolerable
Impossible to bear
- excruciatingCausing extreme suffering
- deplorableDeserving strong disapproval
- lamentableDeserving strong disapproval
coarse
Rough in texture