Her taste in clothes is horrendous.
a horrendous explosion shook the building
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The light pollution is going to be horrendous.—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2026 Despite the horrendous vibes in the galley, the evening goes well.—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 May 2026 Of all the horrendous nonsense we were forced to entertain this spring, none of it was more horrendously nonsensical than the idea of people vibe-coding their own cybersecurity solutions.—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 18 May 2026 The latest embarrassment came in Thursday's loss to Philadelphia, when Trevor Story (awful) made another horrendous error late in the game that led to the third and final run of the inning for the Phillies.—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026 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