Definition of Horrent

1. a. Standing erect, as bristles; covered with bristling points; bristled; bristling.

Definition of Horrent

1. Adjective. Standing erect, as bristles; covered with bristling points; bristled; bristling. ¹

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Definition of Horrent

1. bristling; standing erect [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Horrent

horopteric
horopters
horoscope
horoscoper
horoscopers
horoscopes
horoscopies
horoscopist
horoscopists
horoscopy
horosphere
horospheres
horospherical
horrendous
horrendously
horrent (current term)
horrible
horribleness
horriblenesses
horribles
horribly
horrid
horrider
horridest
horridly
horridness
horridnesses
horrific
horrifical
horrifically

Literary usage of Horrent

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Ninon de Lenclos by Bret (Antoine) (1904)
"all would mean a condition which would be horrent to your soul. Ce repos languissant ne fut jamais un bien C'est trouver sans mourir l'état ou l'on n'est ..."

2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
""bristly," "scrubby," fim'n/, and "horrent," chiefly tech. Antonyms: see SMOOTH. brittle, a. weak (contextual), breakable (contextual), fragile, ..."

3. Chambers's Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by James Donald, William Chambers (1878)
"horrent, Horrible, Horrid, &c. See under Horror. Horror, hor'rur, n, lit. a standing on ... horrent, horrent, adj., standing on end, as bristles. horrible, ..."

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