- 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.]
1. Frightful, shocking, or offensive to the eyes; dreadful to
behold; as, a hideous monster; hideous looks. ``A piteous
and hideous spectacle.'' --Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
2. Distressing or offensive to the ear; exciting terror or dismay; as, a hideous noise. ``Hideous cries.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.