hideous

[US]/'hɪdɪəs/
[UK]/ˈhɪdiəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. orribile; vile

Example Sentences

the whole hideous story.

la storia intera e mostruosa.

the school was a hideous cuboid erection of brick and glass.

la scuola era un'orrenda costruzione cubica in mattoni e vetro.

They're not like dogs; they're hideous brutes.

Non sono come i cani; sono bestie mostruose.

his smile made him look more hideous than ever.

Il suo sorriso lo faceva sembrare più mostruoso che mai.

For the eye of the thinker, all historic murderers are to be found there, in that hideous penumbra, on their knees, with a scrap of their winding-sheet for an apron, dismally sponging out their work.

Per l'occhio del pensatore, tutti gli storici assassini si possono trovare lì, in quell'orrida penombra, in ginocchio, con un pezzo del loro sudario come grembiule, tristemente a cancellare il loro lavoro.

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