hideously

/ˈhɪdiəsɫi/ adv

In a hideous manner.

Word Origin Hideously comes from hideous, which entered English from Old French hideus, from hide 'terror.' The Latin suffix -osus 'full of' was added, so hideous means 'full of terror.' Hideously is the adverb. The root hide is of uncertain origin, but it conveys extreme fear.

adv In a hideous manner.

The monster was hideously deformed.

(副词) 丑陋地;难看地

那个怪物丑陋地变形了。

(adverbio) De manera horrible o repugnante.

El monstruo estaba horriblemente deforme.

(adverbe) hideusement; atrocement; affreusement; monstrueusement; répugamment [D'une manière hideuse, d'une laideur repoussante.]

Le monstre était hideusement déformé.

(Adverb) abscheulich; grässlich; scheußlich [Auf eine abstoßend hässliche oder entstellte Weise; so, dass etwas Ekel oder Abscheu hervorruft.]

Das Monster war **hideously** deformiert.

(副詞) ひどく不快に、非常に醜く

その怪物は恐ろしく醜く変形していた。

(advérbio) horrivelmente; hediondamente; repugnantemente; monstruosamente; de modo horroroso [De maneira horrível; de modo repugnante.]

O monstro era horrivelmente deformado.

adv To an extreme degree.

The movie was hideously expensive to produce.

(副词) 极其;非常;极度

这部电影的制作成本极其昂贵。

(adverbio) En grado extremo.

La película fue terriblemente cara de producir.

(adverbe) extrêmement; excessivement; horriblement; terriblement; atrocement [À un degré extrême ou excessif.]

Le film a coûté horriblement cher à produire.

(Adverb) extrem; maßlos; unverschämt [In einem extrem hohen oder übertriebenen Ausmaß; so, dass etwas besonders stark oder intensiv wirkt.]

Der Film war **hideously** teuer in der Produktion.

(副詞) 極端に、過度に

その映画は制作費がとんでもなく高額だった。

(advérbio) excessivamente; extremamente; absurdamente; terrivelmente; monstruosamente [Em um grau extremo; excessivamente.]

O filme foi assustadoramente caro de produzir.

Word parts: hide + ous + ly

Common collocations

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