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hideous

adjective

hid·​eous ˈhi-dē-əs How to pronounce hideous (audio)
1
: offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly
hideous furniture
The dress looked hideous on her.
2
: morally offensive : shocking
a hideous crime
hideosity noun
hideously adverb
hideousness noun

Example Sentences

The room was filled with hideous furniture. the hideous way in which she treated her maid after she discovered her ring was missing
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Word History

Etymology

alteration of Middle English hidous, from Anglo-French hidus, hisdos, from Old French hisde, hide terror

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of hideous was in the 14th century

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