Her taste in clothes is horrendous.
a horrendous explosion shook the building
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Just a horrendous organization.—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025 The offense got off to a horrendous start, committing eight turnovers in the first six minutes alone.—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025 If your grout isn't horrendous with dirt or stains, this might be a great cleaner for brightening the lines.—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025 The vibes in Fayetteville are horrendous, and consecutive late-game catastrophes against Ole Miss and Memphis weren’t even the worst part.—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for horrendous
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Latin horrendus "inspiring terror or awe, dreadful" (gerundive of horrēre "to be stiffly erect, bristle, shudder, shiver") + -ous — more at horror entry 1
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