Horrifying
Horrifying adjective - Causing fear.
Wonderful and horrifying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wonderful" instead an adjective "Horrifying".
Wonderful
Wonderful adjective - Causing wonder or astonishment.
Horrifying and wonderful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Horrifying" instead an adjective "Wonderful".
Both words in one sentence
- This Is My Boomstick: 'Downtime' Soldiers find shotguns either a wonderful or a horrifying improvement over contemporary musketry, depending on if said shotguns are held by them or pointed at them.
Source: Literature / 1632 -
Helicopter Blender: As graphic and wonderful and horrifying as much of the film.
Source: Film / 28 Weeks Later -
Event Horizon: Played with to horrifying effect, where you get a wonderful close-up of Sam Neill's eye sockets after he has gouged his eyes out, while he bellows and rants like only a possessed Sam Neill can.
Source: Eyedscreen
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