1.
If you describe a physical attack, accident, or injury as ~, you mean that it is very bad, so that people are shocked when they see it or think about it.
I have never seen such ~ injuries...
= horrendous
ADJ
~ally
He had been ~ally assaulted before he died.
ADV: ADV with v
2.
If you describe something as ~, you mean that it is so big that it is extremely unpleasant.
...piling up ~ extra amounts of money on top of your original debt.
= horrendous
ADJ
~ally
Opera productions are ~ally expensive.
ADV: ADV adj