Does Hideous Have a Root Word?
1300, "Terrifying, Horrible, Dreadful," from Anglo-French Hidous, Old French Hideus, Earlier Hisdos "Hideous, Horrible, Awful, Frightening" (11C. ; Modern...
1300, "terrifying, horrible, dreadful," from Anglo-French hidous, Old French hideus, earlier hisdos "hideous, horrible, awful, frightening" (11c.; Modern French hideux), from hisda "horror, fear," perhaps of Germanic origin.
What type of word is hideous?
Frightful; shocking; extremely ugly.
Is hideous positive or negative?
The adjective hideous means extremely ugly (opposite of beautiful). It can also be used to describe things that are morally shocking or offensive. I like this apartment, but those bright green curtains are hideous.
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