The difference between Detestable and Horrid

When used as adjectives, detestable means stimulating disgust or detestation, whereas horrid means bristling, rough, rugged.


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  1. Detestable as an adjective:

    Stimulating disgust or detestation; offensive; shocking.

  1. Horrid as an adjective (archaic):

    Bristling, rough, rugged.

  2. Horrid as an adjective:

    Causing horror or dread.

  3. Horrid as an adjective:

    Offensive, disagreeable, abominable, execrable.

    Examples:

    "'horrid weather"

    "The other girls in class are always horrid to Jane."

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