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hideously

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɪdiəsli/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
hid•e•ous /ˈhɪdiəs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. horrible or frightful to the senses;
    repulsive;
    very ugly:a hideous monster.
  2. shockingly bad or evil:hideous crimes.
  3. causing distress;
    appalling:a hideous expense.
hid•e•ous•ly, adv. 
hid•e•ous•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hid•e•ous  (hid′ē əs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive;
    very ugly:a hideous monster.
  2. shocking or revolting to the moral sense:a hideous crime.
  3. distressing;
    appalling:the hideous expense of moving one's home to another city.
  • Old High German *egisida, akin to egisôn, agison to frighten) + -os -ous; suffix later assimilated to -eous
  • Old French hisdos, equivalent. to hisde horror, fright (perh.
  • Middle English hidous 1275–1325
hid′e•ous•ly, adv. 
    1. 2. grisly, grim; repellent, detestable, odious, monstrous, dreadful, appalling, ghastly.
    1. attractive, pleasing.
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