hideously

Everyday

1. In a very ugly, horrible or frightening way. tree →
2. (informal) Extremely, in a bad way, as in «hideously expensive» or «hideously embarrassing». tree →

In the lessons

Used in scary and funny stories: «grinned hideously», «hideously ugly». In everyday talk, «hideously» strengthens a complaint: «hideously expensive», «hideously early». It tells the reader something is very unpleasant.

Examples

• The monster grinned hideously in the dark. tree →
• The old house had been hideously painted orange and purple. tree →
• The trainers were hideously expensive. tree →
• It was hideously early when the alarm rang. tree →
• The Duchess was hideously ugly in the old pictures of Alice. tree →
• The weasels laughed hideously at Toad's misfortune. tree →
• Her wicked brother stopped over her, and laughed hideously, as fiends only can laugh. tree →

Note

Adverb from «hideous» (very ugly or horrible). Pronounced HID-ee-us-lee. Not connected with «hide» (to keep out of sight) in meaning.