Hideous Definition & Meaning
hideous
- adjective
- grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"
- so extremely ugly as to be terrifying; "a hideous scar"; "a repulsive mask"
"Hideous" in song lyrics
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"To challenge me is hideous"
Abstract Rude, Prevail, Moka Only — Jam Packed -
"shrug em off eye of tiger pen over the hideous"
Cage f/ Aesop Rock, El-P, Tame One, Yak Ballz — Left it to Us -
"Wrapped in the riddle of the fickle and the hideous"
Elemental Zazen — Your Love Is Fate
Words that rhyme with hideous
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- What does hideous mean?
- grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry" so extremely ugly as to be terrifying; "a hideous scar"; "a repulsive mask"
- What part of speech is hideous?
- Hideous is an adjective.
- How many definitions does hideous have?
- Hideous has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).