hideous
About 2.17 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Extremely or shockingly ugly.
I’m sorry to break it to you, but your dress looks truly hideous.
- adjective Having a very unpleasant or frightening sound.
- adjective Hateful; shocking.
- 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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