- hid´e|ous|ness
- hid|e|ous «HIHD ee uhs», adjective.╂[< Anglo-French hidous, Old French hideus, hidos < hide, hisde horror, fear, perhaps < a Germanic word]–hid´e|ous|ly, adverb.–hid´e|ous|ness, noun.
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hid´e|ous|ly — hid|e|ous «HIHD ee uhs», adjective. 1. very ugly; frightful; horrible: »a hideous monster. 2. terrible; revolting; abominable: »a hideous crime. SYNONYM(S): repuls … Useful english dictionary
hid|e|ous — «HIHD ee uhs», adjective. 1. very ugly; frightful; horrible: »a hideous monster. 2. terrible; revolting; abominable: »a hideous crime. SYNONYM(S): repuls … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
hideous — hid•e•ous [[t]ˈhɪd i əs[/t]] adj. 1) horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive 2) shocking or revolting to the moral sense: a hideous crime[/ex] 3) distressing; appalling: hideous expense[/ex] • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME hidous < OF hisdos … From formal English to slang
Hideous — Hid e*ous (h[i^]d [ e]*[u^]s; 277), a. [OE. hidous, OF. hidous, hidos, hidus, hisdos, hisdous, F. hideux: cf. OF. hide, hisde, fright; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. egid[=i] horror, or L. hispidosus, for hispidus rough, bristly, E. hispid.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hideously — Hideous Hid e*ous (h[i^]d [ e]*[u^]s; 277), a. [OE. hidous, OF. hidous, hidos, hidus, hisdos, hisdous, F. hideux: cf. OF. hide, hisde, fright; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. egid[=i] horror, or L. hispidosus, for hispidus rough, bristly, E. hispid … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hideousness — Hideous Hid e*ous (h[i^]d [ e]*[u^]s; 277), a. [OE. hidous, OF. hidous, hidos, hidus, hisdos, hisdous, F. hideux: cf. OF. hide, hisde, fright; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. egid[=i] horror, or L. hispidosus, for hispidus rough, bristly, E. hispid … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… … English syllables
sa — ab·sa·ro·ka; ab·scis·sa; ac·cu·sa·tion; ac·cu·sa·ti·val; ac·cu·sa·trix; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; ac·o·la·pis·sa; ad·ver·sa·tive; af·to·sa; aglos·sa; ahim·sa; alo·sa; al·sa·tia; ama·ga·sa·ki; am·bas·sa·dor; am·bas·sa·do·ri·al; am·bas·sa·dor·ship;… … English syllables
