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单词 horrendous
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
hor•ren•dous /həˈrɛndəs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. shockingly dreadful;
    horrible;
    terrible:a horrendous crime.
hor•ren•dous•ly, adv. See -horr-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hor•ren•dous  (hô rendəs, ho-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. shockingly dreadful;
    horrible:a horrendous crime.
  • Latin horrendus dreadful, to be feared (gerund, gerundive of horrēre to bristle, shudder), equivalent. to horr- (akin to hirsute) + -endus gerund, gerundive suffix
  • 1650–60
hor•rendous•ly, adv. 
    appalling, frightful, hideous.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
horrendous /hɒˈrɛndəs/ adj
  1. another word for horrific
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin horrendus fearful, from horrēre to bristle, shudder, tremble; see horror

horˈrendously adv
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