Her taste in clothes is horrendous.
a horrendous explosion shook the building
Recent Examples on the WebCredits acknowledge the horrendous death caused by hazing of Penn State’s Timothy Piazza.—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024 In a tough week, Deadline’s thoughts go out to those impacted on all sides of this horrendous conflict.—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2024 This is not to excuse what Hamas did on October 7th, either morally or strategically, which was horrendous, but there really was no hope for any sort of peace even before October 7th.—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024 Prosperity under Democratic presidents was so often aided by the GOP’s more routine embrace of limited government and freedom, while horrendous errors by GOP presidents (2008 bailouts, 2020 lockdowns) were embraced much more by Democrats than Republicans.—John Tamny, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for horrendous
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Word History
Etymology
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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