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Successor Posted 17 years ago
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Horrific - horrendous
Hello,
What is the difference between these two adjectives: HORRIFIC - HORRENDOUS? It seems to me that they are partly synonymous - partly not.
She made some horrendous mistakes.
He wears horrendous clothes.
In the local paper there was a horrific article about a murder.
The prisoner had committed some horrific crimes.
Thank you for your answers!
What is the difference between these two adjectives: HORRIFIC - HORRENDOUS? It seems to me that they are partly synonymous - partly not.
She made some horrendous mistakes.
He wears horrendous clothes.
In the local paper there was a horrific article about a murder.
The prisoner had committed some horrific crimes.
Thank you for your answers!
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As you can see from your own examples, 'horrendous' has more to do more with our opinions and our taste, while 'horrific' is more truly horrible. Still, they are often used synonymously. ) .
- As you can see from your own examples, 'horrendous' has more to do more with our opinions and our taste, while 'horrific' is more truly horrible.
- Still, they are often used synonymously.
- ) .
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As you can see from your own examples, 'horrendous' has more to do more with our opinions and our taste, while 'horrific' is more truly horrible. Still, they are often used synonymously. (By the way, I don't think that the article was horrific; it was the murder: 'In the local paper there was an article about a/an horrific murder'.)
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As you can see from your own examples, 'horrendous' has more to do more with our opinions and our taste, while 'horrific' is more truly horrible. Still, they are often used synonymously. (By the way, I don't think that the article was horrific; it was the murder: 'In the local paper there was an article about a/an horrific murder'.)
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