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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
horrific/həˈrɪfɪk/

▶adjective causing horror.

– derivatives
horrifically adverb.

– origin C17: from L. horrificus, from horrere (see horrid).

'horrific' also found in these Oxford entries:

Grand Guignol - horrify - nameless - ordeal - splatterpunk - unspeakable

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