hideously

English

Etymology

From Middle English hidously; equivalent to hideous +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

hideously (comparative more hideously, superlative most hideously)

  1. In a hideous manner.
  2. (degree) To an extreme degree.
    • 1888, Rudyard Kipling, “The Phantom Rickshaw”, in The Phantom 'Rickshaw and Other Tales, Allahabad: A.H. Wheeler and Co., page 9:
      Speaking now as a condemned criminal might speak ere the drop-bolts are drawn, my story, wild and hideously improbable as it may appear, demands at least attention.
    • 1994 February 20, Anne Groer, “Sunday Travel: Tips”, in The Washington Post:
      Pack a larger-than-normal hypochondria kit that includes sunscreen, plastic bandages and allergy pills. Such things are hard to find or hideously expensive.

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