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horrid

[hawr-id, hor-] / ˈhɔr ɪd, ˈhɒr- /




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Meanwhile, MBEs go to Cleo Sylvestre, the first black actor to have a leading role at London's National Theatre; veteran comic and presenter Frank Skinner; and Horrid Henry author Francesca Simon.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2022

Taking to Twitter to vent his frustration, Thomas asked: "Anyone else banned their kid from watching Horrid Henry or is it just us?"

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2017

Horrid luck follows losers like a stray dog.

From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2014

It’s the Horrid King, also known as Moloch, who’s obviously tired of waiting to be sprung from purgatory and is taking matters into his own gnarled hands.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2014

Horrid shapes appeared to her, marching with stealthy pace through her apartment, and a low and smothered footfall seemed to strike her ear like the ticking of a death-watch.

From Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency by Kennedy, John Pendleton




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