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hideously

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hid·e·ous  (hd-s)
adj.
1. Repulsive, especially to the sight; revoltingly ugly. See Synonyms at ugly.
2. Offensive to moral sensibilities; despicable.
[Middle English, variant of hidous, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French hide, hisde, fear, possibly of Germanic origin.]
hide·osi·ty (-s-t) n.
hide·ous·ly adv.
hide·ous·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.hideously - in a hideous manner; "her face was hideously disfigured after the accident"
horridly, monstrously
Translations
hideously [ˈhɪdɪəslɪ] adv → horriblemente
hideously [ˈhɪdɪəslɪ] hideous adv → furchtbar


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