a. [ OE. horrible, orrible, OF. horrible, orrible, F. horrible, fr. L. horribilis, fr. horrere. See Horror. ] Exciting, or tending to excite, horror or fear; dreadful; terrible; shocking; hideous;
A dungeon horrible on all sides round. Milton.
n. The state or quality of being horrible; dreadfulness; hideousness. [ 1913 Webster ]
The horribleness of the mischief. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]