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horrendous [hɒˈrɛndəs] adj
another word for horrific [from Latin horrendus fearful, from horrēre to bristle, shudder, tremble; see horror] horrendously adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
horrendous adjective 1. horrific, shocking, appalling, frightening, awful, terrifying, grim, dreadful, horrifying, ghastly, grisly, frightful, hellacious (U.S. slang) The violence used was horrendous. 2. (Informal) enormous, huge, massive, colossal, astronomic horrendous debts Translations horrendous [hɒˈrendəs] ADJ horrendous adj (= horrific) accident, injury, war, experience → entsetzlich, grauenhaft; crime, attack, violence → entsetzlich, abscheulich (inf: = dreadful) conditions, traffic → fürchterlich (inf); loss, cost, price, stupidity → horrend; children’s shoes are a horrendous price → Kinderschuhe sind horrend teuer horrendous [hɒˈrɛndəs] n → orrendo/a horrendous [hɒˈrɛndəs] n → orrendo/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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We should propose a Geneva Convention for fighting terrorism, which makes very clear that those who would fight outside the rules of law, those who would use weapons of mass destruction, and those who would target civilians are, in fact, subject to a totally different set of rules that allow us to protect civilization by defeating barbarism before it gains so much strength that it is truly horrendous," he said. He describes in great detail not only the utter brutality of the warfare and the tortuous marches under horrendous conditions but also the daily and often monotonous routines and the undying camaraderie among the troops. Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III's loyal dragon Toothless has been captured, and it's up to Hiccup to prove himself a true Viking hero and rescue him. |
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