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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 Word Forms
- ܲl· adverb
- ܲl·Ա noun
- p·ܲl adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of ugly1
Idioms and Phrases
- rear its ugly head
Example Sentences
I grew up moving every few years with my family, so suitcases were ugly reminders of the moves ahead for us.
The second Trump presidency, in this view, will be an especially ugly form of normal politics, and then the pendulum will swing back in customary fashion.
The YouTuber delightedly holds up a brown plush monster, which has been described by collectors as "cute", "ugly", "creepy" and everything in between.
"We're not going to do the wind thing," Trump said at the time, calling them "big, ugly windmills" that were dangerous to wildlife.
Still another told me I was brave because that was “too long,” and buried issues would start to rear their ugly heads.
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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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