hideously

ˈhɪdiəsli

Definition

Definition of hideously - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

unpleasantin a way that is extremely unpleasant

The food was hideously overcooked and tasteless.

dreadfully

horribly

terribly

appearancein a very ugly or disgusting manner

The room was decorated hideously, with clashing colors everywhere..

gruesomely

horribly

repulsively

amountto an extreme degree

He was hideously late for the meeting.

excessively

extremely

outrageously

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Origin of hideously

Old English, hideous (frightful)

Examples of hideously in a sentence

The movie was hideously boring and too long.
The food was hideously presented, making it unappetizing.
The villain was hideously disfigured in the movie.
The repairs were hideously expensive.
Her phone bill was hideously high.

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French:hideusement, terriblement, ...
German:grässlich, entsetzlich, ...
Italian:orribilmente, terribilmente, ...
Spanish:horriblemente, ...
Portuguese:horrivelmente, extremamente, ...
Chinese:极其难吃地, 丑陋地, ...
Japanese:ひどく, 醜く, ...
Arabic:بِشَكْلٍ بَشِعٍ, بِشَكْل فَظيع, ...
Hebrew:בְּצוּרָה מַחֲרִידָה, בְּצוּרָה מַחְרִידָה, ...
Russian:ужасно, уродливо, ...
Ukrainian:жахливо, потворно, ...
Hindi:बेहद, बदसूरती से, ...
Bengali:ভয়ানকভাবে, কুৎসিতভাবে, ...
Catalan:horriblement, horrorosament, ...
Czech:příšerně, ohavně, ...
Danish:forfærdeligt, grimt, ...
Dutch:afschuwelijk, verschrikkelijk, ...
Greek:απαίσια, κακόγουστα, ...
Hungarian:iszonyúan, rémesen, ...
Khmer:យ៉ាងអាក្រក់ខ្លាំង, យ៉ាងអាក្រក់មើល, ...
Korean:끔찍하게, 추하게, ...
Persian:به‌شدت ناخوشایند, زشت, ...
Polish:okropnie, ohydnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):horrivelmente, de forma horrível, ...
Romanian:oribil, hidos, ...
Swedish:extremt obehagligt, hemskt, ...
Thai:อย่างน่าขยะแขยง, อย่างอัปลักษณ์, ...
Turkish:iğrenç bir şekilde, feci derecede, ...
Vietnamese:kinh khủng, một cách xấu xí, ...

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