hideous

Words with a similar base: hideous

'hideous'

[hideous.s.01] as in: grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror

Examples:
subjected to outrageous cruelty
a hideous pattern of injustice
horrific conditions in the mining industry

'hideous'

[hideous.s.02] as in: so extremely ugly as to be terrifying

Examples:
a hideous scar
a repulsive mask

Origins

					hideous (English)
└── hidous (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── hidous (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── hideus (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

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