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Horrendous
horrendous
1. Something that is horrendous is very unpleasant or shocking. He described it as the most horrendous experience of his life... = horrific ADJ 2. Some people use horrendous to describe something that is so big or great that they find it extremely unpleasant. (INFORMAL) ...the usually horrendous traffic jams. = dreadful ADJ • horrendously Many outings can now be horrendously expensive for parents with a young family. ADV: usu ADV adj/-ed, also ADV after v
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1.
adjective Etymology: Latin horrendus, from gerundive of horrere Date: 1659 horrible, dreadful the tax rate was ~ ~ crimes • ~ly adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. horrifying. Derivatives horrendously adv. horrendousness n. Etymology: L horrendus gerundive of horrere: see HORRID ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- 1659, from L. horrendus "to be shuddered at," from horrere "to bristle with fear, shudder." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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