hideous

Speech parts

1. hideous - Adjective

2. hideous - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Frightful, shocking, or offensive to the eyes; dreadful to behold; as, a hideous monster; hideous looks.

Distressing or offensive to the ear; exciting terror or dismay; as, a hideous noise.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

horrid frightful terrible dreadful grim grisly ghastly horrific grotesque outrageous repulsive satanic unbecoming bad evil

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Antonyms

palatine foxy carina giro winsome great

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Phrases with the word

hideous man hideous smell hideous surprise pretty hideous hideous monster hideous person

Examples

Machines are worshipped because they are beautiful and valued because they confer power; they are hated because they are hideous and loathed because they impose slavery. Bertrand Russell

I spent the first fourteen years of my life convinced that my looks were hideous. Adolescence is painful for everyone, I know, but mine was plain weird. Uma Thurman

Although golf was originally restricted to wealthy, overweight Protestants, today it's open to anybody who owns hideous clothing. Dave Barry

More hideous than an ogre. Arabic Proverb

More hideous than a say without a do. Arabic Proverb

More hideous than a pig. Arabic Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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