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horrorsome en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɒɹəsəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈhɔɹɚsəm/ (General-American)

Etymology

From horror + -some.

Meanings

1. Characterised or marked by horror.
   • [...] the merciless massacres, plunders, outrages, rapes and abductions perpetrated by Islamic terrorists in India and in its frontiers for almost a thousand years stand as glaring examples of despicable and horrorsome human depravity, which extends to the twentyfirst century through Pakistan and its terrorist groups with more ferocity and terrific cruelty. 2003, Mahendra Narayan Behera, Brownstudy on Heathenland:
   • There are monsters and creatures with horrorsome features / And shapes to drive men to insanity. 2001, F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre, Darrell Schweitzer, Macintyre's Improbable Bestiary:

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