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hideous

hid·e·ous

hideous

 
pronunciation:
hI di s
features:
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part of speech: 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, stunning
similar words:
abominable, awful, beastly, disgusting, dreadful, frightful, ghastly, gross, horrible, loathsome, ugly
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derivations: hideously (adv.), hideousness (n.)