horrendous
adjective
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Synonyms
alarming, dire, direful, dread, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, forbidding, formidable, frightening, frightful, ghastly, hair-raising, horrible, horrifying, intimidating, redoubtable, scary, shocking, spine-chilling, terrible, terrifying
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That’s horrendous value for a second-round pick for a team that worships at the altar of value. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "Some thoughts on changes in the Patriots’ roster composition," 1 Sep. 2019 Freeland, who underwent a midseason demotion to Triple-A Albuquerque after a horrendous start, is 3-11 with a 6.98 ERA in 20 starts. — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, "Kyle Freeland heads to injured list with groin strain; Rockies recall reliever Wes Parsons from Triple-A," 22 Aug. 2019 Rosenthal’s command completely deserted him after undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2017, almost three years ago to the date, culminating in his horrendous walk rates this year. — Bradford William Davis, courant.com, "Yankees take flier on former All-Star Trevor Rosenthal," 20 Aug. 2019 Later Monday, O'Rourke visited the Oklahoma City National Memorial, which honors victims of the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, one of the most horrendous examples of domestic terrorism in U.S. history. — Gromer Jeffers Jr., Dallas News, "Beto O'Rourke, taking retooled message to Oklahoma, calls Trump a racist 'demagogue'," 19 Aug. 2019 Rogelio Armenteros finished just four innings and an overworked Astros bullpen could not buoy his horrendous start in an 8-4 loss to the A's. — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, "Astros fall to A's, extend losing streak to 5 games," 17 Aug. 2019 The horrendous crime made national headlines at the time. — al, "Filmmakers plan movie about Birmingham priest killed by Klansman 98 years ago," 11 Aug. 2019 On Friday, reporters accompanying Vice President Mike Pence on a tour of the McAllen, Texas, Border Patrol station’s migrant detention center said about 400 men were crowded into hot, fenced pens with a horrendous stench. — Andrea Castillo, latimes.com, "Long-threatened ICE raids set to begin amid questions and protests," 14 July 2019 Criminal Justice reporter Adam Ferrise explains the significance of two videos from inside the Cuyahoga County jail, videos that depict horrendous behavior by jail guards. — cleveland.com, "Lawyer Roger Synenberg’s astounding bad judgment, disturbing jail videos, Ohio’s Amazon cash bonanza, update on bikelife’s Streetgod and Armond Budish’s “gotcha guy” – This Week in the CLE," 6 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'horrendous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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