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hideous

/ˈhɪd.iː.ʌs/
adjective
  1. Extremely or shockingly ugly.

    "A piteous and hideous spectacle."

  2. Having a very unpleasant or frightening sound

  3. Hateful; shocking.

Synonymsdreadful, frightful, ghastly, grim, grisly, grotesque

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