adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
horribilis
horribilis (neuter horribile, comparative horribilior, superlative horribilissimus, adverb horribiliter)
Classical[hɔrˈrɪ.bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[orˈriː.bi.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationhorrible, terrible, dreadful, fearful
pars interior erat horribilis
The inside was horrible.2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Peter Needham, Harrius Potter et Philosophi Lapis [Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone] (Harry Potter; 1), London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 34:
In the readers how our graded readers gloss it
dreadful
horribilis -e — in De Bello Gallico III
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | horribilis | horribilis | horribile |
| genitive | horribilis | horribilis | horribilis |
| dative | horribilī | horribilī | horribilī |
| accusative | horribilem | horribilem | horribile |
| ablative | horribilī | horribilī | horribilī |
| vocative | horribilis | horribilis | horribile |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | horribilēs | horribilēs | horribilia |
| genitive | horribilium | horribilium | horribilium |
| dative | horribilibus | horribilibus | horribilibus |
| accusative | horribilīs horribilēs | horribilīs horribilēs | horribilia |
| ablative | horribilibus | horribilibus | horribilibus |
| vocative | horribilēs | horribilēs | horribilia |
horrĭbĭlis, e, adj. horreo,
I. terrible, fearful, dreadful, horrible (freq. and class.).
I. Lit.:
quod hanc tam tetram, tam horribilem tamque infestam rei publicae pestem toties jam effugimus, Cic. Cat. 1, 5, 11: homini accidere nihil posse, quod sit horribile aut pertimescendum, id. Fam. 5, 21 fin.: species, * Caes. B. G. 7, 36, 2: spectaculum, Sall. J. 101, 11: sonitus, id. ib. 99, 2: di magni, horribilem et sacrum libellum! Cat. 14, 12: tempestas, Cic. Rep. 2, 6: formidines, id. Fin. 1, 19, 63: horribiles miserosque casus, id. de Or. 3, 3, 11: Mars (stella) rutilus horribilisque terris, id. Rep. 6, 17: illud vero fuit horribile, quod vereor, ne, etc., id. de Or. 1, 61, 258: horribile est causam capitis dicere, horribilius priore loco dicere, id. Quint. 31, 95.—II. In colloquial lang., sometimes in a good sense, astonishing, amazing, tremendous: sed hoc τέρας (i. e. Cæsar) horribili vigilantia, celeritate, diligentia est, Cic. Att. 8, 9 fin.:
uterque juravit, inter nos periturum esse tam horribile secretum, Petr. 21, 3.—Hence, adv.: horrĭbĭlĭter, amazingly; in a good sense: horribiliter scripsisti hanc orationem, M. Aurel. ap. Front. Ep. 2, 6 Mai.; August. Civ. Dei, 1, 8 fin.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
horribilis e, adj. with comp.
horreo, terrible, fearful, dreadful, horrible : rei p. pestis: species, Cs.: sonitus, S.: tempestas: leonis māla, H.: horribile est dicere, horribilius, etc.— Astonishing, amazing : horribili vigilantiā esse.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰers-der. Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰr̥s-éh₁-(ye)-ti Proto-Italic *horzēō Latin horreō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin horribilis From horreō (“to stand on end, move shakily”) + -bilis.
Descendants
- Catalanhorrible
- Englishhorrible
- Frenchhorrible
- Italianorribile
- Portuguesehorrível
- Romanianoribil
- Spanishhorrible
- Asturianhorrible
- Dutchhorribile auditu
- Galicianhorrible
In English words that came into English from horribilis
- horriblehorribilis