EGAVE

hideous

About 2.17 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Extremely or shockingly ugly.
    I’m sorry to break it to you, but your dress looks truly hideous.
  2. adjective Having a very unpleasant or frightening sound.
  3. adjective Hateful; shocking.
  4. adjective Morally offensive; shocking; detestable.

Similar words

ugly repulsive horrific outrageous offensive horrid loathsome heinous awful repugnant

Often followed by

and to with in as monster than face by

Word family

hideosities hideosity hideously hideousness hideousnesses

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