Her taste in clothes is horrendous.
a horrendous explosion shook the building
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Many players have gotten injured and now Malik Nabers and Joe Alt are the latest victim to the horrendous turf.—Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025 Speaking to local and international press, Park also voiced unease over the state of the Korean film industry, which after suffering a horrendous first half of the year, is faring slightly better since July.—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Sep. 2025 But within those few episodes is a devastating story about a young boy who commits a horrendous crime that unfolds in excruciating detail, with each episode consisting of a single long shot.—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025 Their expulsion follows horrendous violence that broke out during a last-16 tie against Universidad de Chile in Buenos Aires last month.—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Sep. 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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