how did it come to this?
de·sid·er·a·tum (d-sd-rtm, -rä-)
n. pl. de·sid·er·a·ta (-t)
Something considered necessary or highly desirable: “The point is not that the artist has ‘penetrated the character’ of his sitter, that commonplace desideratum of portraiture” (Robert Hughes).
hid·e·ous (hd-s)
adj.
1: grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry" [syn: horrid, horrific, outrageous]
2: so extremely ugly as to be terrifying; "a hideous scar"; "a repulsive mask" [syn: repulsive]
that's it then. its all hideous desiderata at the end of the day isnt it?