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hid·e·ous
 hideous
- pronunciation:
- hI
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adjective |
| definition: |
looking very ugly or frightening; disgusting.
In the book, a hideous monster hid under the bridge.Mom bought me a hideous dress.
- synonyms:
- grotesque, gruesome, horrid, monstrous, repellent
- antonyms:
- beautiful, lovely
- similar words:
- abominable, awful, disgusting, dreadful, frightful, ghastly, gross, horrible, loathsome, ugly
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| related words: |
atrocious, monstrous, terrible, unsightly |
| derivations: |
hideously (adv.), hideousness (n.) |
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