horrorous en · ADJ
Etymology
From horror + -ous.
Meanings
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(rare) horrifying
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!
1964, Francisco Balagtas, Mabini's Version of "Florante at Laura", page 33:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most horrorous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more horrorous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |