as in mess
something unpleasant to look at
residents of the historic district have protested that a fast-food joint would be a hideosity and totally out of character with the rest of the neighborhood
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mess
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The teaser at the end of this week’s hour-long episode promises bonafide flagship mess: Obnoxious guests, police coming onboard, deckhand Kyle apparently hooking up with a guest.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
3 June 2025 -
It’s been a rush, a whirlwind, a chaotic mess — all descriptors that could lovingly apply to the Ghouls music.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2025
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“Hideosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hideosity. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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