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hideously

adverb
 
 
/ˈhɪd.i.əs.li/

Definition

in an extremely ugly way: hideously fat/ugly a hideously misshapen bodyNot attractive to look atSerious and unpleasant informal used to emphasize the great degree of something: a hideously expensive restaurantVery and extremeComplete and wholeIntensifying expressions
(Definition of hideously adverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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