Etymology

teterrimous

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Today it means: Extremely foul or ugly; horrible; terrible. Full definition →

Latin teterrima
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  1. Latin · derived fromteterrima“most foul, most ugly”
  2. English todayteterrimous

From Latin teterrima (“most foul, most ugly”).

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