Horrendous
/həˈɹɛndəs/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Extremely bad; awful; terrible.
"There was horrendous carnage at the scene of the plane crash."
Adjective
- 1 causing fear or dread or terror wordnet
Example
More examples"It was a horrendous experience."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin horrendus, future passive participle (gerundive) of horreō (“I dread”) + -ous.