What does "hideous" mean?

Hideous: Distressing or offensive to the ear; exciting terror or dismay; as, a hideous noise. "Hideous cries." Shak.

Additional senses

  1. 2.Hateful; shocking. "Sure, you have some hideous matter to deliver." Shak. -- Hid"e*ous*ly, adv. -- Hid"e*ous*ness, n.

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