horrendous
adjectiveattested in dialogue
- //həˈɹɛndəs//
- //əˈɹɛndəs//
Extremely bad; awful; terrible.
adjective
- 1
Extremely bad; awful; terrible.
There was horrendous carnage at the scene of the plane crash.
My journey to work this morning was horrendous!
Maguire made an horrendous meal of the most basic piece of work to make it a treble helping of dreadful defending by England and for all the flair and fantasy of their attacking play there is no hiding away from the fact this is a serious weakness.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin horrendus, future passive participle (gerundive) of horreō (“to dread”) + -ous.
Forms
- comparative
- more horrendous
- superlative
- most horrendous
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horrendous · Extremely bad; awful; terrible.
horrible · A thing that causes horror; a terrifying thing, particularly…horribly · In a horrible way; very badly.horrid · Causing horror or dread.