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French
Etymology
From Middle French hideux, from Old French hideus, hydus, hisdos (“that which inspires terror”), from hide, hede, hisda (“horror, fear”), from Proto-West Germanic *agisiþu (“horror, terror”), from Proto-West Germanic *agisōn (“to frighten, terrorise”), from Proto-Germanic *agaz (“terror, fear”).
Alternative etymology cites possible derivation from Latin hispidosus (“rugged”), from hispidus (“rough, bristly”), yet the semantic evolution is more difficult to trace.
Pronunciation
Adjective
hideux (feminine hideuse, masculine plural hideux, feminine plural hideuses)
- grotesque; vile; hideous
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Middle French
Adjective
hideux m (feminine singular hideuse, masculine plural hideux, feminine plural hideuses)
- hideous
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