hideous crime

  • 1hideous — hideously, adv. hideousness, hideosity /hid ee os i tee/, n. /hid ee euhs/, 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;… …

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  • 2hideous — hid•e•ous [[t]ˈhɪd i əs[/t]] adj. 1) horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive 2) shocking or revolting to the moral sense: a hideous crime[/ex] 3) distressing; appalling: hideous expense[/ex] • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME hidous < OF hisdos …

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  • 3hideous — /ˈhɪdiəs / (say hideeuhs) adjective 1. horrible or frightful to the senses; very ugly: a hideous monster. 2. shocking or revolting to the moral sense: a hideous crime. {Middle English hidous, from Anglo French, from hi(s)de horror, fear; origin… …

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  • 5hid´e|ous|ness — hid|e|ous «HIHD ee uhs», adjective. 1. very ugly; frightful; horrible: »a hideous monster. 2. terrible; revolting; abominable: »a hideous crime. SYNONYM(S): repuls …

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  • 6hid´e|ous|ly — hid|e|ous «HIHD ee uhs», adjective. 1. very ugly; frightful; horrible: »a hideous monster. 2. terrible; revolting; abominable: »a hideous crime. SYNONYM(S): repuls …

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  • 7hid|e|ous — «HIHD ee uhs», adjective. 1. very ugly; frightful; horrible: »a hideous monster. 2. terrible; revolting; abominable: »a hideous crime. SYNONYM(S): repuls …

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