horrificity
horrificity noun: the quality of being horrific.
Noun
horrificity (uncountable)
- The quality of being horrific.
- As for humor in horror, I'm beginning to think that it's almost necessary to make for an effective tale; speaking for myself, I've noticed that if I'm reading or watching something that's unrelentingly grim and focused too tightly on the general horribleness (horrificity? horribility?) that's going...1992 October 18, mary virginia burke, “anthologies anyone?”, in alt.horror (Usenet), archived from the original on 04 Apr 2024
- He attempts in vain to convey to the robbers that his nasal passages are impenetrably blocked. They duct-tape his mouth. I will not even attempt to approximate the horrificity of the death's description; I could not do it anything resembling justice. Such writing. Then there's an equally if not...1998 June 6, Amzug [pseudonym], “The Music of Falling To Sleep With a Drippy Nose **SUGAR**”, in rec.arts.poems (Usenet), archived from the original on 04 Apr 2024
- Synonyms:
- horrificality, horrificness
Examples of horrificity in a sentence
- I will not even attempt to approximate the horrificity of the death's description; I could not do it anything resembling justice.1998 June 6, Amzug [pseudonym], “The Music of Falling To Sleep With a Drippy Nose **SUGAR**”, in rec.arts.poems (Usenet), archived from the...
- Actually, I have a slashfic that I'm writing for Mellie that will, I trust, plumb new levels of horrificity.2000 October 22, Jess Nevins, “oh my god”, in rec.arts.tv.mst3k.misc (Usenet), archived from the original on 04 Apr 2024:
- But given that we're not about to change the horrificity of the world, we may as well have a shy and see if we can somehow derive ourselves some enjoyment.2013 September 22, Daniel Harris, “PSG v Monaco – as it happened”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media...
- Today, they did not; rather, they produced a signature performance of profound and unshocking horrificity.2014 May 25, Dan Lucas, Daniel Harris, “England v Sri Lanka: second ODI – as it happened”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian...
Synonyms of horrificity
Origin of horrificity
From horrific + -ity.
Questions about horrificity
- What does horrificity mean?
- Horrificity means the quality of being horrific.
- How do you use horrificity in a sentence?
- I will not even attempt to approximate the horrificity of the death's description; I could not do it anything resembling justice.
- What part of speech is horrificity?
- Horrificity is a noun.
Words near horrificity in the dictionary
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