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| hor·ren·dous [ hə réndəss, haw réndəss ] |
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1. dreadful: sufficiently unpleasant, frightening, or shocking as to provoke horror
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2. very large: very large, great, or high, often unreasonably or excessively so
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informal
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 horrendous prices
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| [Mid-17th century. < Latin horrendus "to be shuddered at," form of horrere "bristle, shudder with fear at"] |
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 hor·ren·dous·ness noun |
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