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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hideously

/ˈhɪd.i.əs.li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
hideous-ly
IPA
/ˈhɪd.i.əs.li/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a hideous manner.

adv

To an extreme degree.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English hidously; equivalent to hideous + -ly.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more hideously (comparative) most hideously (superlative)

Synonyms

horridly monstrously

Questions

How do you pronounce hideously?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɪd.i.əs.li/.
What does hideously mean?
In a hideous manner.
Where does hideously come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce hideously

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