Her taste in clothes is horrendous.
a horrendous explosion shook the building
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To a certain extent, this entire video craze feels like a psy-op—a distraction from the actual horrendous things going on in the world.—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2025 Expected to replace closer Carlos Estevez, who rode free agency to Kansas City, Romano had a horrendous first month, pitching to a 13.50 ERA (that’s no typo).—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025 Fast forward to Monday and McKenzie is no longer with the organization, as he was designated for assignment after a horrendous start to this season.—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025 Courtesy of subject Not gonna lie: that regrowth process was nothing short of horrendous and lengthy.—Liz Krieger, Allure, 15 Apr. 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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