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hor·ren·dous
 horrendous
- pronunciation:
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adjective |
| definition: |
horrible; dreadful; hideous.
The prisoners were victims of horrendous torture.He was haunted by horrendous memories of the battlefield.- synonyms:
- abominable, dreadful, frightful, grim, horrible, horrid, terrible
- similar words:
- almighty, appalling, awful, foul, ghastly, grisly, gruesome, hateful, hideous, loathsome, monstrous, offensive, repugnant, shocking
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| related words: |
atrocious, dire, monstrous |
| derivation: |
horrendously (adv.) |
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