hideous

When culture stagnates, and the degradation of political life feeds back into that culture, it doesn’t merely stay the same; it degenerates into a hideous pastiche of itself.

Also, I think the villa is hideous and the most fake moments are when everyone has to pretend it’s not.

Nations reel and stagger on their way; they make hideous mistakes; they commit frightful wrongs; they do great and beautiful things.

"Who the hell in the world can cope with those interest rates? Nobody. No business anywhere can cope with that. It's hideous," he said.

Dunlop had told the Parole Board panel he had been a "violent, hideous, uncaring person" who could have gone on to kill other people.