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horrendous

[haw-ren-duhs, ho-] Example Sentences Origin

hor·ren·dous

[haw-ren-duhs, ho-]
adjective
shockingly dreadful; horrible: a horrendous crime.

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

hor·ren·dous·ly, adverb


appalling, frightful, hideous.

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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Example Sentences
  • The public, private, charter and religious realms all contain schools that range from good to not so good to downright horrendous.
  • Wal-Mart has a horrendous track record with workers' rights and access to health insurance.
  • The horrendous scenes revealed cattle being whipped, stabbed and gouged.
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horrendous (hɒˈrɛndəs)
 
adj
another word for horrific
 
[C17: from Latin horrendus fearful, from horrēre to bristle, shudder, tremble; see horror]
 
hor'rendously
 
adv

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horrendous
1659, from L. horrendus "to be shuddered at," gerundive of horrere "to bristle with fear, shudder" (see horror).
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