adjective /ˈhɪd.iː.ʌs/
a) Frightful; shocking; extremely ugly.
A piteous and hideous spectacle." .
b) Distressing or offensive to the ear; horrible.
He started up, growling at first, but finding his leg broken, fell down again; and then got upon three legs, and gave the most hideous roar that ever I heard.
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