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- DictionaryUg·ly/ˈəɡlē/
adjective
- 1. unpleasant or repulsive, especially in appearance: "people in school always told me I was ugly"
- 2. involving or likely to involve violence or other unpleasantness: "the mood in the room turned ugly"
very unattractive or unpleasant to look at; offensive to the sense of beauty; displeasing in appearance. Synonyms: uncomely, homely, unlovely, unsightly, hard-featured, ill-favored. Antonyms: beautiful. disagreeable; unpleasant; objectionable: ugly tricks; ugly discords. morally revolting: ugly crime.
Definitions of ugly. adjective. displeasing to the senses. “an ugly face” “ ugly furniture” synonyms: unattractive. lacking beauty or charm. disfigured. having a spoiled appearance. evil-looking. having an evil appearance. fugly. (slang) extremely ugly. grotesque, monstrous. distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous.
(of an event, a situation, etc.) unpleasant or dangerous; involving threats or violence. an ugly incident/scene. There were ugly scenes in the streets last night as rioting continued. A fight started and things got pretty ugly. the latest cinematic effort to lay bare the ugly truth about Hollywood. the ugly realities of war.
B1. unpleasant to look at: an ugly city. Fewer examples. It hurt my feelings when he said I was ugly. "He's really ugly." "No he isn't!" The witch was an ugly woman with a crooked nose. I look really ugly in that photo. He told the children the story of the ugly duckling. ugly adjective (SITUATION)
5 days ago · 1. very unattractive or unpleasant to look at; offensive to the sense of beauty; displeasing in appearance. 2. disagreeable; unpleasant; objectionable. ugly tricks. ugly discords. 3. morally revolting. ugly crime.
1. Displeasing to the eye; unsightly. 2. a. Repulsive or offensive; objectionable: an ugly remark. b. Chiefly Southern US Rude: Don't be ugly with me. c. New England Unmanageable. Used of animals, especially cows or horses. 3. Morally reprehensible; bad. 4. Threatening or ominous: ugly black clouds. 5. a.
Ugly Definition. ŭglē. uglier, uglies, ugliest. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Noun. Filter. adjective. uglier, ugliest. Unpleasing to look at; aesthetically offensive or unattractive; unsightly. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Bad, vile, repulsive, offensive, objectionable, etc.
