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Definition of Horrendous
1. Adjective. Causing fear or dread or terror. "A terrible curse"
Similar to: Alarming
Derivative terms: Awfulness, Dread, Terribleness
Definition of Horrendous
1. a. Fearful; frightful.
Definition of Horrendous
1. Adjective. Extremely bad; awful; terrible. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Horrendous
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Horrendous
Literary usage of Horrendous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Forest Health in the Inland West: A Symposium by David L. Adams, Lyn Morelan (1995)
"The magnitude of the task of returning these forests to a condition similar to
those before fire exclusion is horrendous, but the alternative of not trying ..."
2. Sermons on Important Subjects by Samuel Davies (1810)
"I need not tell you that some of these, or the like horrendous portents, have
appeared in our age ; and we shall presently see, whether they do not probably ..."
3. Current Human Rights Situation in Africa edited by Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (1996)
"Rwanda was the site of the most horrendous genocide of our time only 2 years ago.
And in the years since my last visit, the Rwanda justice system has ..."
4. Human Rights in Guatemala During President de León Carpio's First Year by Human Rights Watch/Americas (1994)
"During the eighties, the Guatemalan army's counterinsurgency strategy was notorious
for actively targeting civilians in its campaign of horrendous massacres ..."
5. Representations of Violence: Art about the Sierra Leone Civil War by Patrick K. Muana, Chris Corcoran, Russell D. Feingold (2005)
"Drawings made by children may not be suitable for children. Over fifty percent
of the drawings show acts of horrendous violence, amputations, shootings, ..."
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