hideous
adjective
horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive; very ugly.
hideousness
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a word derived from
hideous.
Example Sentences
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She added they would "show how music and creativity can bring unity in times of just hideousness".
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2022
Let’s hold off on confessions of hideousness until we’ve examined those burning bubbles in your chest — which, by the way, is a pretty good description of the physical sensation of envy.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2021
“Male hideousness doesn’t faze me, it’s not threatening, for it belongs to me too,” he writes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2020
Here, let us admit that neither The Snowman nor Geostorm can rival The Room for its jaw-dropping hideousness.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 9, 2017
I felt desperate to use the chamber pot, but first I had to face the hideousness that awaited outside.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
