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hideous

hid·e·ous [ híddee əss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. horrible to see: extremely unpleasant to see

2. horrible to hear: frighteningly horrible to hear
a hideous shriek

3. morally repulsive: morally repulsive or disgusting

4. causing suffering: causing a great deal of suffering

[14th century. < Anglo-Norman hidous, Old French hidos< hi(s)de "fear"]

hid·e·ous·ly adverb
hid·e·ous·ness noun

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See unattractive.

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