What does horrorous mean?
Horrorous means (rare) horrifying.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(rare) horrifying.
When brooding o'er the past, I dwell / On how in wicked hands you fell, / Your end I seem to picture well, / A doom too horrorous to tell!
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Horrorous means (rare) horrifying.
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When brooding o'er the past, I dwell / On how in wicked hands you fell, / Your end I seem to picture well, / A doom too horrorous to tell!
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