Her taste in clothes is horrendous.
a horrendous explosion shook the building
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Between some horrendous screw-ups, terrible decision-making, and some plain old bad luck, their situation, and that of their mother, Linda Morelli (Laurie Metcalf), who is running for mayor, only gets worse.—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2026 While pig butchering operations are veering toward the sophisticated and professional, horrendous abuses persist.—Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 Apr. 2026 Gavin Newscum and the Democrats have done an absolutely horrendous job.—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026 The major averages had another positive session yesterday, but there was horrendous leadership.—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for horrendous
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Etymology
Latin horrendus "inspiring terror or awe, dreadful" (gerundive of horrēre "to be stiffly erect, bristle, shudder, shiver") + -ous — more at horror entry 1