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ugly
[ uhg-lee ]
adjective
- very unattractive or unpleasant to look at; offensive to the sense of beauty; displeasing in appearance.
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Antonyms:
- disagreeable; unpleasant; objectionable:
ugly tricks;
ugly discords.
- morally revolting:
ugly crime.
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- threatening trouble or danger:
ugly symptoms.
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- mean; hostile; quarrelsome:
an ugly mood;
an ugly frame of mind.
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- (especially of natural phenomena) unpleasant or dangerous:
ugly weather;
an ugly sea.
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ugly
/ ˈʌɡɪ /
adjective
- of unpleasant or unsightly appearance
- repulsive, objectionable, or displeasing in any way
war is ugly
- ominous or menacing
an ugly situation
- bad-tempered, angry, or sullen
an ugly mood
Derived Forms
- ˈܲ, adverb
- ˈܲԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲl· adverb
- ܲl·Ա noun
- p·ܲl adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ugly1
Idioms and Phrases
- rear its ugly head
Example Sentences
Throughout the book, as years wear on and the camps fester, Jen and Ursula both reckon with tangible documents to unlock ugly secrets and forge a new future.
Linda Hogan said she had never put out a Facebook post like this one, in a since-expired Story, showing her “ugly face” and “crying face” on camera.
On social media, I have been called ugly.
The fight got uglier and Min left the company, alleging she was forced out.
America perpetrated something this ugly in this century, only 20 years ago.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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