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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horrendous (hɒˈrɛndəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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Word Origin & History

horrendous
1659, from L. horrendus "to be shuddered at," gerundive of horrere "to bristle with fear, shudder" (see horror).
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Example sentences
Unfortunately, the errors are so horrendous that these references are not
  needed.
The scene is almost an exact reproduction of the famous photograph taken that
  horrendous day.
In hearing the horrendous news my heart is deeply saddened.
And the rate of growth in some countries is horrendous.
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