horrendous

[ haw-ren-duhs, ho- ]

/ hɔˈrɛn dəs, hɒ- /

adjective

shockingly dreadful; horrible: a horrendous crime.

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Origin of horrendous

1650–60; < Latin horrendus dreadful, to be feared (gerund of horrēre to bristle, shudder), equivalent to horr- (akin to hirsute) + -endus gerund suffix

SYNONYMS FOR horrendous

appalling, frightful, hideous.

OTHER WORDS FROM horrendous

hor·ren·dous·ly, adverb

Words nearby horrendous

horoscope, horoscopy, horotelic, horovitz, horowitz, horrendous, horrent, horrible, horribly, horrid, horrific

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Example sentences from the Web for horrendously

The hatchet job quickly went viral, with the twitterverse agreeing that it was terribly funny and horrendously mean.
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To be fair, the problem that had to be addressed was horrendously complex.
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British Dictionary definitions for horrendously

horrendous

/ (hɒˈrɛndəs) /

adjective

another word for horrific

Derived forms of horrendous

horrendously, adverb

Word Origin for horrendous

C17: from Latin horrendus fearful, from horrēre to bristle, shudder, tremble; see horror

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