Definition of hideous

"hideous" in the adjective sense

1. hideous, horrid, horrific, outrageous

grossly offensive to decency or morality causing horror

"subjected to outrageous cruelty"

"a hideous pattern of injustice"

"horrific conditions in the mining industry"

2. hideous, repulsive

so extremely ugly as to be terrifying

"a hideous scar"

"a repulsive mask"

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Quotations for hideous

Between the acting of a dreadful thing
And the first motion, all the interim is
Like a phantasma or a hideous dream. [ Jul. Caes ]

That hideous sight - a naked human heart. [ Young ]

I fled, and cried out Death!
Hell trembled at the hideous name, and sigh'd
From all her caves, and back resounded Death. [ Milton ]

Who seems most hideous when adorned the most. [ Ariosto ]

What avails it that indulgent Heaven
From mortal eyes has wrapt the woes to come,
If we, ingenious to torment ourselves.
Grow pale at hideous fictions of our own?
Enjoy the present; nor with needless cares
Of what may spring from blind misfortune's womb,
Appal the surest hour that life bestows.
Serene, and master of yourself, prepare
For what may come; and leave the rest to Heaven. [ Armstrong ]

Wrinkles and ill-nature together made a woman hideous. [ Chamfort ]

Libertines are hideous spiders, that often catch pretty butterflies. [ Diderot ]

Beauty in dress, as in other things, is largely relative. To admit this is to admit that a dress which is beautiful upon one woman may be hideous worn by another. Each should understand her own style, accept it, and let the fashion of her dress be built upon it. [ Miss Oakey ]

hideous in Scrabble®

The word hideous is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters hideous:

HIDEOUS
(95 = 45 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

hideous

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word hideous

HIDEOUS
(95 = 45 + 50)
HIDEOUS
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HIDEOUS
(89 = 39 + 50)
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HIDEOUS
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HIDEOUS
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HIDEOUS
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HIDEOUS
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HIDEOUS
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HIDEOUS
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(63 = 13 + 50)
HIDEOUS
(63 = 13 + 50)
HIDEOUS
(63 = 13 + 50)
HIDEOUS
(63 = 13 + 50)
HIDEOUS
(62 = 12 + 50)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In hideous

HIDEOUS
(95 = 45 + 50)
HIDEOUS
(94 = 44 + 50)
HIDEOUS
(89 = 39 + 50)
HIDEOUS
(86 = 36 + 50)
HIDEOUS
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hideous in Words With Friends™

The word hideous is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters hideous:

HIDEOUS
(98 = 63 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

hideous

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word hideous

HIDEOUS
(98 = 63 + 35)
HIDEOUS
(86 = 51 + 35)
HIDEOUS
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HIDEOUS
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HIDEOUS
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HIDEOUS
(47 = 12 + 35)
HIDEOUS
(46 = 11 + 35)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In hideous

HIDEOUS
(98 = 63 + 35)
HIDEOUS
(86 = 51 + 35)
HIDEOUS
(86 = 51 + 35)
HIDEOUS
(80 = 45 + 35)
HIDEOUS
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Words within the letters of hideous

2 letter words in hideous (11 words)

3 letter words in hideous (19 words)

5 letter words in hideous (6 words)

6 letter words in hideous (1 word)

7 letter words in hideous (1 word)

hideous + 1 blank (1 word)

Words containing the sequence hideous

Words that start with hideous (3 words)

Words with hideous in them (1 word)

Words that end with hideous (1 word)

Word Growth involving hideous

Shorter words in hideous

hi hid hide

id hid hide

id ide hide

us

Longer words containing hideous

hideously

hideousness