hideola
Syllables: hid·e·olaUK/hɪdiˈəʊlə/US/hɪdiˈoʊlə/
hideola adjective: hideous, ugly.
Adjective
hideola (comparative more hideola, superlative most hideola)
- Hideous, ugly.
- He's friendly, he can laugh me out of the mean reds, only I don't have them much any more, except sometimes, and even then they're not so hideola that I gulp Seconal or have to haul myself to Tiffany's: […]1950, Truman Capote, “Breakfast at Tiffany's”, in Breakfast at Tiffany's and Three Other Stories, Vintage International, published 1993, →ISBN, page 83
- I heard on the grapevine he is absolutely hideola — even for a man. You know the type — makes Phil Collins look like Mel Gibson.1989, Julie Burchill, Ambition, Bodley Head, →ISBN, page 85
Forms of hideola
| comparative | more hideola |
|---|---|
| superlative | most hideola |
Origin of hideola
From hideous + -ola.
Words that rhyme with hideola
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- ebola
- granola
- idola
- Iola
- minneola
- pianola
- stola
- tombola
- Akmola
- arteriola
- blogola
- boffola
- bola
- braciola
- Carniola
- cashola
- caveola
- Coca Cola
- Coca-Cola
- crapola
- eidola
- gayola
- gladiola
- gorgonzola
- hemiola
- Hispaniola
- hola
- lola
- mandola
- mineola
- mola
- mola mola
- Motorola
- moviola
- Ndola
- nola
- payola
- Pensacola
- plugola
- Poehler
- pseudovariola
- pyrola
- salsola
- scagliola
- Shinola
- shola
- solah
- tetracola
Questions about hideola
- What does hideola mean?
- Hideola means hideous, ugly.
- What part of speech is hideola?
- Hideola is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce hideola?
- Hideola is pronounced /hɪdiˈoʊlə/ (US).
Words near hideola in the dictionary
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