horrorous

English

Etymology

From 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!