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- Middle English · inherited fromhidousnes
- English todayhideousness
From Middle English hidousnes, hidousnesse, hidowesnesse, hydousnes, hydousnesse, hydusnes; equivalent to hideous + -ness.
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hideousness
Today it means: The state of being hideous; extreme ugliness. Full definition →
Middle English hidousnes