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horrendous

adjective

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Pronunciation: /həˈɹɛndəs/ / /əˈɹɛndəs/

adj

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin horrendus, future passive participle (gerundive) of horreō (“to dread”) + -ous.

  1. Extremely bad; awful; terrible.

    There was horrendous carnage at the scene of the plane crash.

    My journey to work this morning was horrendous!