- hid|e|ous
- 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|ness — 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
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 [ hıdiəs ] adjective 1. ) very ugly or frightening in appearance: The corpse had a hideous grin on its face. a ) very unpleasant: a hideous accident 2. ) INFORMAL used for emphasizing that someone or something is not attractive: I look… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hideous — hid|e|ous [ˈhıdiəs] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: hidous, from hide terror ] extremely unpleasant or ugly ▪ a hideous dress ▪ hideous crimes ▪ Dinnertime that day was hideous. >hideously adv ▪ Her face was hideously scarred.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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
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
