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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hideous \Hid"e*ous\ (?; 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. Frightful, shocking, or offensive to the eyes; dreadful to behold; as a hideous monster; hideous looks ``A piteous and hideous spectacle.'' --Macaulay. 2. Distressing or offensive to the ear; exciting terror or dismay; as a hideous noise. ``Hideous cries.'' --Shak. 3. Hateful; shocking. ``Sure, you have some hideous matter to deliver.'' --Shak. Syn: Frightful; ghastly; grim; grisly; horrid; dreadful; terrible. -- {Hid"e*ous*ly}, adv -- {Hid"e*ous*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hideous adj 1: grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry" [syn: {horrid}, {horrific}, {outrageous}] 2: so extremely ugly as to be terrifying; "a hideous scar"; "a repulsive mask" [syn: {repulsive}]
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