horrendous
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[haw-ren-duh
s, ho-] 
–adjective
| shockingly dreadful; horrible: a horrendous crime. |
Origin:
1650–60; < L horrendus dreadful, to be feared (ger. of horrēre to bristle, shudder), equiv. to horr- (akin to hirsute ) + -endus ger. suffix
1650–60; < L horrendus dreadful, to be feared (ger. of horrēre to bristle, shudder), equiv. to horr- (akin to hirsute ) + -endus ger. suffix
Related forms:
hor⋅ren⋅dous⋅ly, adverb
Synonyms:
appalling, frightful, hideous.
appalling, frightful, hideous.
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| hor·ren·dous (hô-rěn'dəs, hə-) adj. Hideous; dreadful: "Horrendous explosions shook the whole city" (Howard Kaplan). [From Latin horrendus, from gerundive of horrēre, to tremble.] hor·ren'dous·ly adv. |
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Horrendous
Hor*ren"dous\, a. [L. horrendus.] Fearful; frightful. [Obs.] --I. Watts.
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horrendous
1659, from L. horrendus "to be shuddered at," gerundive of horrere "to bristle with fear, shudder" (see horror).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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