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too much of a hidebound disciplinarian to rescind the
punishment.
hideous adj. 1 grotesque, ugly, repulsive, revolting, repellent,
monstrous, beastly, gorgonian, unsightly, ghastly, disgusting,
grisly, nauseating, nauseous, sickening, gruesome: Suddenly, a
hideous face appeared at the kitchen window. 2 foul, abhorrent,
heinous, horrifying, appalling, outrageous, abominable, vile,
shocking, loathsome, contemptible, hateful, odious, atrocious,
horrific, beastly, damnable, execrable: Two hideous crimes were
committed here last night.
high adj. 1 tall, lofty, elevated, towering: High mountains
surround the valley. 2 extreme, excessive, extraordinary,
exorbitant, outrageous, Colloq steep, stiff: Houses in that
district are fetching high prices. 3 costly, dear, expensive,
high-priced: Shares are not as high as they were before the
crash. 4 great, huge, enormous, considerable, strong; violent,
turbulent: These wires carry high voltages. The high winds blew
down trees. 5 exalted, elevated, lofty, superior, high-class:
With insider trading, theft became a high art in the financial
world. 6 consequential, important, grave, serious, weighty,
momentous, heinous; capital: His activities constitute high
treason. 7 high-pitched, high-frequency, squeaky, acute,
treble, soprano; shrill, strident, sharp, penetrating, piercing,
ear-splitting: The higher notes make my radio speaker vibrate.
She has an irritatingly high voice. 8 cheerful, exuberant,
elated, boisterous, exhilarated, hilarious, merry, excited: I
find his persistent high spirits rather depressing. 9 euphoric,
intoxicated, inebriated, drunk, drugged, Colloq loaded, tipsy,
turned on, on a trip, Slang stoned, spaced out, Brit squiffy, US
spacy, squiffed: They got high sniffing glue. 10 gamy,
tainted, aged, ripe, Slang Brit pongy: He likes to hang venison
till it is quite high. 11 chief, leading, important, principal,
foremost: He regards himself as the high priest of women's
fashion. 12 elaborate, luxurious, grand, extravagant, lavish,
rich, prodigal, sybaritic: With her millions she can now enjoy
the high life. 13 considerable, favourable, great: She is held
in high esteem by her colleagues.
--adv. 14 far up; great in extent: Daedalus warned Icarus not
to fly so high. I was willing to go as high as 20,000 for the
painting.