Hideous
Hideous adjective - Unpleasant to look at.
Usage example: wearing a hideous Halloween mask that made the kids all jump with fright
Taking
Taking adjective - Very pleasing to look at.
Usage example: had never seen such a taking city as Venice
Both words in one sentence
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Where the kids expect a dorky grown-up with candy for the taking, a hideous monster pops out the door and abducts one of them!
Source: Video Game / Costume Quest -
The 4th Edition introduces hideous monsters called banderhobs who kidnap mortals, some of them actually taking children from their bed at night.
Source: Would Hurt a Child - Stephen King's The 10 o'clock People - Having quit smoking, and then taking it up again allows you to see the hideous alien forms of the powerful beings that have taken over the human race.
Source: True Sight
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