Hideous

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

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.

Synonyms: Frightful; ghastly; grim; grisly; horrid; dreadful; terrible. Hid"e*ous*ly, adv. Hid"e*ous*ness, n.