HORRENDOUS


Meaning of HORRENDOUS in English

— horrendously , adv.

/haw ren"deuhs, ho-/ , adj.

shockingly dreadful; horrible: a horrendous crime.

[ 1650-60; horrendus dreadful, to be feared (ger. of horrere to bristle, shudder), equiv. to horr- (akin to HIRSUTE) + -endus ger. suffix ]

Syn . appalling, frightful, hideous.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .