horripilante

French

Adjective

horripilante

1. feminine singular of horripilant

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish horripilar, from Late Latin horripilare, from Latin horreo + pilus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.ʁi.piˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [o.hi.piˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.ʁi.piˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [o.hi.piˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /o.ʁi.piˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi/ [o.χi.piˈlɐ̃.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.ʁi.piˈlɐ̃.te/ [o.hi.piˈlɐ̃.te]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.ʁi.piˈlɐ̃.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: hor‧ri‧pi‧lan‧te

Adjective

horripilante m or f (plural horripilantes)

1. ghastly; creepy (horrifyingly shocking)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:amedrontador

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Spanish

Etymology

Archaic form of horripilar.

Adjective

horripilante m or f (masculine and feminine plural horripilantes)

1. horrifying, shocking, ghastly, grisly

   Synonym: espeluznante

Further reading

• “horripilante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014