1
: offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly
hideous furniture
The dress looked hideous on her.
2
: morally offensive : shocking
a hideous crime
Examples of hideous in a Sentence
The room was filled with hideous furniture.
the hideous way in which she treated her maid after she discovered her ring was missing
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
It must be emphasized that these companies are not just enabling hideous criminal activity, but directly profiting from it.
—Aaron Ping, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025
There's even another incoming bloater, a hideous manifestation seen in Season 1.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
The month leading up to their Champions League tie with Real Madrid has been absolutely hideous.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hideous
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“Hideous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hideous. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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