horrendous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Extremely bad; awful; terrible.

Pronunciation

hərĕn'dəs /həˈɹɛndəs/ ərĕn'dəs /əˈɹɛndəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-horrendous.wav

Word forms

horrendous more horrendous most horrendous

Etymology

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

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