horripilante — meaning in English

English meaning

• ghastly adj Extremely unpleasant, shocking, or horrifying.
• grisly adv In a horrifying or gruesome manner.
• gruesome adj Causing horror or disgust, especially through graphic violence or death.

Senses

horripilante is used for these senses in English:

• ghastly Horrifyingly shocking.
• ghastly Extremely bad.
• grisly Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying.
• gruesome Repellently frightful and shocking; horrific or ghastly.
• hair-raising Causing fear or anxiety; scary.

ghastly — full definition

1. adj Extremely unpleasant, shocking, or horrifying.
2. adj Pale and deathly-looking.
3. adj (informal, especially British) Very bad or unpleasant, used for milder complaints as well as serious horror.

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