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hideous

[hid-ee-uhs] / ˈhɪd i əs /


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No Triple Crown, no hope of winning the Six Nations title, no end to their hideous run of defeats against Ireland - now standing at 12 and with no discernible sign of it stopping there.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

He walked seven batters every nine innings, which is hideous.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Cowan added: "If you've got those egregious videos, where someone's putting out a hideous deepfake, they're not going to worry about adding that label."

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

The author tells us about these hideous people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

I stood up, scratched the father-Human on his hideous leg, and hurried downstairs.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth




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