horrendous
[ haw-ren-duhs, ho- ]
/ hɔˈrɛn dəs, hɒ- /
adjective
shockingly dreadful; horrible: a horrendous crime.
Origin of horrendous
1650–60; < Latin
horrendus dreadful, to be feared (gerund of
horrēre to bristle, shudder), equivalent to
horr- (akin to
hirsute) +
-endus gerund suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM horrendous
hor·ren·dous·ly, adverbWords nearby horrendous
Example sentences from the Web for horrendously
The hatchet job quickly went viral, with the twitterverse agreeing that it was terribly funny and horrendously mean.
Guy Fieri Battles Scathing New York Times Review by Pete Wells |Katie Baker |November 16, 2012 |DAILY BEASTTo be fair, the problem that had to be addressed was horrendously complex.
British Dictionary definitions for horrendously
Derived forms of horrendous
horrendously, adverbWord Origin for horrendous
C17: from Latin
horrendus fearful, from
horrēre to bristle, shudder, tremble; see
horror