Horrendous

Quick meaning: Horrendous is an adjective meaning Extremely bad; awful; terrible.

Meaning

Extremely bad; awful; terrible.

Example Sentences

My journey to work this morning was horrendous!

There was horrendous carnage at the scene of the plane crash.

Maguire made an horrendous meal of the most basic piece of work to make it a treble helping of dreadful defending by England and for all the flair and fantasy of their attacking play there is no hiding away from the fact this is a serious weakness.

But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen? Or might it have been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea. Conditions were horrendous aboard most British naval vessels at the time. Scurvy and other diseases ran rampant, killing more seamen each year than all other causes combined, including combat.

Synonyms for horrendous

Depending on context, synonyms include horrific, terrible, dreadful, dread, alarming, fearsome.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dreadful, horrific, terrible, direful, dreaded, dread.

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