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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
horrendous /hɒˈrɛndəs/

▶adjective extremely unpleasant or horrifying.

– derivatives
horrendously adverb.

– origin C17: from L. horrendus (gerundive of horrere (see horrid)) + -ous.

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