Definition of "hideous" []

• Repulsive, especially to the sight; revoltingly ugly. See Synonyms at ugly. (adjective)
• Offensive to moral sensibilities; despicable. (adjective)

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• "Pretty much all of this has what you describe as hideous consequences."
• ""Interesting" is what you call the hideous dress one's wife asks you to critique."
• "Even more hideous is the declared involvement in these proceedings at Guantánamo of qualified medical practitioners."