horrorous

English

Etymology

horror +‎ -ous

Adjective

horrorous (comparative more horrorous, superlative most horrorous)

  1. (rare) horrifying
    • 1964, Francisco Balagtas, Mabini's Version of "Florante at Laura", page 33:
      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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