|
|
hid·e·ous
 hideous
|
|
- pronunciation:
- hI
di
 s
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
looking very ugly or frightening; disgusting.
In the book, a hideous monster hid under the bridge.Mom bought me a hideous dress.- synonyms:
- grotesque, gruesome, horrid, monstrous, repellent
- antonyms:
- beautiful, lovely, stunning
- similar words:
- abominable, awful, beastly, disgusting, dreadful, frightful, ghastly, gross, horrible, loathsome, ugly
|
| related words: |
atrocious, monstrous, terrible, unsightly |
|
|
| derivations: |
hideously (adv.), hideousness (n.) |
|
|