Her taste in clothes is horrendous.
a horrendous explosion shook the building
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Every big city has horrendous traffic.—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025 Experts caution that the often horrendous conditions that drove record numbers of migrants to flee their home countries in search of safety, security and prosperity in the United States have not changed.—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025 Maye’s resilience fueled his rebound from a horrendous interception early in the second quarter that was equal parts bad decision and bad throw.—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025 In a horrendous coincidence, on Monday evening, a man fell from the upper level of Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena during the Pittsburgh Penguins game.—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 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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