Meaning
horrible, awful
- extremely unpleasant, ugly, or shocking
In a sentence
Quel vestito ha un colore davvero orrendo.
That dress has a truly awful color.
Abbiamo passato una notte orrenda a causa della tempesta.
We had a horrible night because of the storm.
Il film non mi è piaciuto, la trama era orrenda.
I didn't like the film; the plot was horrible.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| orrendo | masculine · singular |
| orrenda | feminine · singular |
| orrendi | masculine · plural |
| orrende | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Stronger than brutto; expresses intense ugliness or dread.