0 extremely unpleasant or bad:
1 so bad as to be shocking; extremely unpleasant:
Exhibits show how horrendous the living conditions there were.
She came to emphasize evil as largely a function of thoughtlessness, something that was at times banal in intent but horrendous in its consequences.
I think that the intuition that nothing could justify the infliction of a horrendous evil is correct, with one possible amendment.
In fact, it seems to me that, as a general rule, the more ' evil ' the motive, the more horrendous the act.
Given what constitutes horrendous suffering for most theists and non-theists alike, more, much more, is needed.
The 'red tape' was described as ' horrendous' and 'crazy ' for small employers.
My working hypothesis, however, is that only horrendous evils need to be defeated.
The wounds encountered by surgeons on the battlefield were horrendous.
Or, to state this important point yet another way, infant suffering, especially horrendous infant suffering, is indeed a serious challenge to theism.
