Her taste in clothes is horrendous.
a horrendous explosion shook the building
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The footage of the accident is horrendous.—Adam Carlson, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025 My appetite was absolutely horrendous.—Shaedra Byrd, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025 Tech stocks in particular are horrendous this morning, with the epicenter once again being Club name Nvidia.—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025 Donovan Mitchell had a horrendous six-game run and took accountability for it.—Zach Harper, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025 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
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