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BNC: 11261 COCA: 11785

horrendous

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
horrendous /həˈrɛndəs/ adjective
horrendous
/həˈrɛndəs/
adjective
Learner's definition of HORRENDOUS
[more horrendous; most horrendous]
: very bad or unpleasant : horrible糟糕的;骇人的

— horrendously

adverb
BNC: 11261 COCA: 11785

horrendous

adjective

hor·​ren·​dous hȯ-ˈren-dəs How to pronounce horrendous (audio)
hä-,
hə-
: extremely bad or unpleasant : horrible, dreadful
His audition was horrendous.
horrendous crimes
horrendously adverb

Example Sentences

Her taste in clothes is horrendous. a horrendous explosion shook the building
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Word History

Etymology

Latin horrendus "inspiring terror or awe, dreadful" (gerundive of horrēre "to be stiffly erect, bristle, shudder, shiver") + -ous — more at horror entry 1

First Known Use

1659, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of horrendous was in 1659
BNC: 11261 COCA: 11785

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