Her taste in clothes is horrendous.
a horrendous explosion shook the building
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Many of the animals were kept in horrendous conditions in make-shift pens crafted from wire and scrap metal.—Kelly Puente, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2025 The first period was horrendous.—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2025 Despite horrendous odds, the Mavs won the lottery, which resulted in drafting Flagg.—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025 Dropping four straight and being horrendous on both ends of the floor is the problem.—Zach Harper, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025 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
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