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karikaririka
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 8:44 am Post subject: Does the word �hideous� mean �huge�? |
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Hello teachers. I love reading English novels. when I was reading a certain novel, the character of it said �hideous white sign� referring to the famous Hollywood sign. Generally, �hideous� means �extremely ugly�. But in the novel, the character is very shy, so I thought such a harsh expression doesn�t become him. It seems to me that he just wanted to say �How big it is!�
Can �hideous� mean �huge�?
I hope you will kindly enlighten me on this point.
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pugachevV
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:52 am Post subject: |
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| Hideous means extremely ugly or extremely unpleasant. |
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karikaririka
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 2:01 pm Post subject: Thanks for your help |
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| Thanks a lot. It sure helped. |
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