"horribile dictu" meaning in Français

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Adverb

IPA: \ɔ.ʁi.bi.le dik.ty\
  1. Horrible à dire. On insère cette locution souvent devant ce que l’on hésite à dire.
    Sense id: fr-horribile_dictu-fr-adv-3Jr7jKAv Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: horribile auditu, horribile visu
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