Meaning of horrificality | Babel Free

Definitions

The quality of being horrifical.

rare, uncountable

Examples

“9:00, WMAQ—Horrible Horace, the Heidt of Horrificality.”

“PARENTS ARE continually querying me about the suitability of current movies for their children. Most are questioning on the grounds of morality or horrificality, but there are a few who only want to know if the child will find it edifying in some form or other.”

“He is astonished to discover that even now, facing this embodiment of death, he is not at all afraid. Fascinated, yes, by the sheer deadliness of the creature, by its excessive horrificality.”

“> But this whole discussion assumes that "ISO C" will solve the problems > of portability, which is not the case. A study of the Inform source will > demonstrate some of the challenges involved in writing portable C, Most notably, the horrificity[1] of allocating RAM on various platforms. […] [1] That's a word now. Perhaps. It's better than horrificality would have been, anyway.”

“It’s hopeless to ignore the incredible explosion of nightlife photography that’s happened on the Web and in art schools these past few years. […] On the one hand, there’s incredible creativity being documented instantaneously and available to all — even in Djibouti, fantastic weirdos need never feel alone. On the other, there’s the sense that mere dressing up for the ever-present cameras has replaced actual self-expression. Misshapes! Cobra Snakes! Blue States Lose! And then there’s just the pure horrificality of sites like this one, which are about boobs. Par-T&A!”

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