All 4 Uses of
hideous
in
The Age of Innocence
- They were both silent again, and Archer felt the spectre of Count Olenski's letter grimacing hideously between them.†
Chpt 12 *
- Fancy how hideously uncomfortable she must be at the Blenkers'!†
Chpt 21
- "My dear, am I perfectly hideous?" she asked gaily, launching out one hand in search of the folds of muslin on her inaccessible bosom.†
Chpt 30
- "My daughters tell me it doesn't matter at my age—as if hideousness didn't matter all the more the harder it gets to conceal!"†
Chpt 30
Definition:
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(hideous) extremely ugly, offensive, and/or frightening