hideously

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Definition
  1. Adverb:
    • In a hideous, extremely ugly, or shocking manner: Describes an action done in a way that is horrifyingly unpleasant to look at or consider, often causing fear, disgust, or great distress.
    • To a monstrous or dreadful degree: Indicates an extreme, often appalling, quality or state.
Usage Examples
  • Adverb:
    • Her face was hideously disfigured after the accident. (It was disfigured in a shocking and horrifying way.)
    • The villain in the story was hideously deformed. (He was deformed to a monstrous degree.)
    • The plan went hideously wrong, resulting in a major disaster. (It went wrong in a dreadful and appalling manner.)
Advanced Usage
  • Used for emphasis beyond physical appearance: Can describe actions, events, or abstract concepts that are morally repugnant or profoundly wrong.
    • The dictator was hideously cruel to his political opponents. (His cruelty was of a shocking and appalling nature.)
    • The company's attempt to cover up the scandal was hideously transparent. (It was transparent in a blatantly bad and offensive way.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Hideous (adjective): Extremely ugly or horrifying.
    • a hideous monster
  • Hideousness (noun): The quality of being hideous.
    • the sheer hideousness of the crime
Synonyms
  • Horribly: In a terrible or dreadful manner.
  • Monstrously: In a freakishly ugly or evil way.
  • Ghastly: In a frightening or terrible way.
  • Grisly: In a gruesome and repellent manner.
Antonyms
  • Beautifully: In a beautiful manner.
  • Pleasantly: In a pleasant or agreeable way.
  • Attractively: In an attractive manner.
Related Phrases and Collocations
  • Hideously expensive: Extremely and shockingly costly.
    • The repairs turned out to be hideously expensive.
  • Hideously complex: Dreadfully and unnecessarily complicated.
    • The tax code is hideously complex.
  • Hideously funny: So bizarre or awful that it becomes strangely amusing (often ironic).
    • The situation was so absurd it was hideously funny.
Adverb
  1. in a hideous manner
    • her face was hideously disfigured after the accident

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