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   Hid·e·ous

   /ˈhidēəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. ugly or disgusting to look at: "his smile made him look more hideous than ever" Similar uglyunsightlyrepulsiverepellentrevoltinggruesomedisgustinggrotesquemonstrousgrimghastlymacabremisshapenmisproportionedreptilianinformal:weirdfreakyas ugly as sinfuglylike the back end of a bushuckeryOpposite beautiful
   • ▪ extremely unpleasant: "the whole hideous story" Similar horrificterribleappallingawfuldreadfulfrightfulfearfulhorriblehorrendoushorrifyingshockingsickeninggruesomeghastlyvery badterribly badunspeakableoutrageousabhorrentmonstrousheinousabominablefoulvileodiousloathsomecontemptibleexecrableindescribableinformal:godawfulbeastlyrare:egregiousOpposite pleasant

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French hidos, hideus, from hide, hisde ‘fear’, of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. hideousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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