Hideous and Wicked

Hideous

Hideous adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.

Wicked and hideous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wicked" instead an adjective "Hideous".

Nearby Words: hide, hideously

Wicked

Wicked adjective - Not giving pleasure to the mind or senses.
Usage example: rotting eggs create a truly wicked stench

Hideous and wicked are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hideous" instead an adjective "Wicked".

Nearby Words: wickedness, wickedly, wicker, wick

Both words in one sentence

  • Wicked Witch Subverted in Majora's Mask — unlike their counterparts in the main Zelda universe, Termina's Koume and Kotake are kindly and helpful (though still hideous) crones, rather than wicked witches.
    Source: Wicked Witch
  • Hollywood Homely Wicked: Wicked Witch of the West, Elphaba, is supposed to be so hideous that her father cannot look at her upon her birth.
  • Beauty Equals Goodness The orcs and goblins play this straight as well; they're just as cruel and wicked as they are hideous.
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