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
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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 George Manville Fenn
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 Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards
All that can be made out from the din of frenetic words is that Enitharmon calls upon her son Orc, “the horrent demon,” to arise and bring with him his brothers and sisters.
From William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work by Irene Langridge
She possessed a certain native insight which revealed many of the horrent inequalities of her pathway; but she found it so cruel and disenchanting a faculty, that blindness was infinitely preferable.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 by Various
One look below the Almighty gave, Where streamed the lion-flags of thy proud foe; And near and wider yawned the horrent grave.
From The Poems of Schiller — Second period by Friedrich Schiller
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