adj. 1 frightful, repulsive, or revolting, to the senses or the mind (a hideous monster; a hideous pattern). 2 colloq. unpleasant. hideously adv. hideousness n.
[ ME hidous f. AF hidous, OF hidos, -eus, f. OF hide, hisde fear, of unkn. orig. ]
adj. 1 frightful, repulsive, or revolting, to the senses or the mind (a hideous monster; a hideous pattern). 2 colloq. unpleasant. hideously adv. hideousness n.
[ ME hidous f. AF hidous, OF hidos, -eus, f. OF hide, hisde fear, of unkn. orig. ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012