horrorous

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English

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Etymology

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From horror +‎ -ous.

Adjective

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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!