horrent
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of horrent
1660–70; < Latin horrent- (stem of horrēns, present participle of horrēre to stand on end, bristle with fear), equivalent to horr- ( see horrendous) + -ent- -ent
Example Sentences
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When want assails his solitary shed, When dire distraction's horrent eye-ball glares, Seen 'mid the myriad of tumultuous cares That shower their shafts on his devoted head.
From Poetic Sketches by Gent, Thomas
Long, low, and with its head raised high out of the water, horrent, grotesque and strange, the great sea monster glided along over the smooth sea.
From The Adventures of Don Lavington Nolens Volens by Fenn, George Manville
All horrent the cobra exalts his hooded head, and the spanning jaws fly open.
From The Fiend's Delight by Bierce, Ambrose
There was the great powerful beast, with glaring eyes and horrent mane, creeping along with its fur brushing the grass, and every foot touching the ground like velvet.
From Off to the Wilds Being the Adventures of Two Brothers by Hildibrand, Henri Théophile
The golden throne had become a "siege perilous," and she abdicated in favor of the grasshopper and his black and horrent visitor.
From Queen Hildegarde by Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe
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