Word: hideous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: hid
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ous
Definition: Morally offensive; shocking; detestable.
Morphemes:
Affix: hide
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To beat with a whip made from hide.
Affix: -ous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ōsus
Language: la
Decoded: -osus
Meaning: full, full of