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French
Adjective
horripilante
- feminine singular of horripilant
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish horripilar, from Late Latin horripilāre. Doublet of arrepiante.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: hor‧ri‧pi‧lan‧te
Adjective
horripilante m or f (plural horripilantes)
- ghastly; creepy (horrifyingly shocking)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:amedrontador
Spanish
Etymology
From horripilar + -ante.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oripiˈlante/
- Rhymes: -ante
- Syllabification: ho‧rri‧pi‧lan‧te
Adjective
horripilante m or f (masculine and feminine plural horripilantes)
- horrifying, shocking
- Synonyms: espantoso, terrorífico, chocante
- ghastly, grisly
- Synonym: espeluznante
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