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Horrendous — Hor*ren dous, a. [L. horrendus.] Fearful; frightful. [Obs.] I. Watts. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
horrendous — index contemptible, depraved, disastrous, disreputable, heinous, reprehensible Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
horrendous — horrific, *horrible, horrid … New Dictionary of Synonyms
horrendous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ extremely unpleasant or horrifying. DERIVATIVES horrendously adverb. ORIGIN Latin horrendus, from horrere (see HORROR(Cf. ↑horror)) … English terms dictionary
horrendous — [hô ren′dəs, həren′dəs] adj. [L horrendus < prp. of horrere: see HORRID] horrible; frightful horrendously adv … English World dictionary
horrendous — [[t]həre̱ndəs, AM hɔːr [/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is horrendous is very unpleasant or shocking. He described it as the most horrendous experience of his life... The violence used was horrendous. Syn: horrific 2) ADJ GRADED Some people use … English dictionary
horrendous — hor|ren|dous [hɔˈrendəs, hə US ha: , ho: ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: horrendus, from horrere; HORROR] 1.) frightening and terrible = ↑horrific ▪ a horrendous experience ▪ She suffered horrendous injuries. 2.) informal extremely… … Dictionary of contemporary English
horrendous — hor|ren|dous [ hə rendəs ] adjective 1. ) extremely bad or shocking: a horrendous mistake 2. ) so much or so large that it shocks or upsets you: horrendous financial losses They work horrendous hours. ╾ hor|ren|dous|ly adverb: Property in this… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
horrendous — UK [hɒˈrendəs] / US [həˈrendəs] adjective 1) extremely bad or shocking a horrendous mistake 2) so much or so large that it shocks or upsets you They work horrendous hours. horrendous financial losses Derived word: horrendously adverb Property in… … English dictionary
horrendous — adjective Etymology: Latin horrendus, from gerundive of horrēre Date: 1659 horrible, dreadful < the tax rate was horrendous > < horrendous crimes > • horrendously adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
