The room was filled with hideous furniture. the hideous way in which she treated her maid after she discovered her ring was missing
Recent Examples on the WebAnd then Clyde Drexler walked out on stage in some of the most hideous threads in professional sports history. Rahat Huq, Chron, 22 Aug. 2022 The cast conveys the queasy disconnect of real people struggling to cope with hideous and unreal circumstances; Michael Gaston and Molly Hager are appropriately intense as the state's lead investigators into Memorial's high death toll. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2022 Amazon Amazon Prime Video may have a compelling value proposition and some great original series to watch, but its interface has always been hideous compared to what competitors offer. Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 19 July 2022 The hideous prosthetic-heavy look took four hours in the makeup chair before going on the set each day. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 10 July 2022 The earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan late Wednesday was on its own terms a hideous disaster. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 22 June 2022 In its deliberately hideous way, the project showcases the distinctive skill set of Dril’s anonymous creator, who was revealed in 2017 to be a graphic designer living in the New York–New Jersey area. Colin Marshall, The New Yorker, 17 June 2022 The automobile is a prime example and designers have used that to great (and sometimes downright hideous) effect for decades. Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 28 June 2022 Will the president be held accountable for inciting his supporters to attack Congress, in a hideous attempt to hold onto power? Charlie Dent, CNN, 21 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
alteration of Middle English hidous, from Anglo-French hidus, hisdos, from Old French hisde, hide terror