Hid"e*ous (h&ibreve;d"&esl;*ŭs; 277),
a. [OE. hidous, OF. hidous,
hidos, hidus, hisdos, hisdous, F.
hideux: cf. OF. hide, hisde, fright; of
uncertain origin; cf. OHG. egidī horror, or L.
hispidosus, for hispidus rough, bristly, E.
hispid.] 1. Frightful, shocking, or
offensive to the eyes; dreadful to behold; as, a hideous
monster; hideous looks. "A piteous and hideous
spectacle." Macaulay.
2. Distressing or offensive to the ear;
exciting terror or dismay; as, a hideous noise.
"Hideous cries." Shak.
3. Hateful; shocking. "Sure, you have
some hideous matter to deliver." Shak.
Syn. -- Frightful; ghastly; grim; grisly; horrid; dreadful;
terrible.
-- Hid"e*ous*ly, adv. --
Hid"e*ous*ness, n.
